Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Freemen 1914-18 1939-45 Guildhall
Reference
B25.15
Place
BERWICK ON TWEED
Map ref
NT 999528
Original Location
Guildhall, Marygate. On right inside entrance hall.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. 04/11/1935 Unveiled by John Cockburn (oldest resident Freeman) dedicated by Canon R.W. de lay Hey Vicar of Berwick.
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet high x 2 feet wide in an oak frame 1.5 inches wide. At centre top is the Freemen’s seal. There is a single line raised border round the edge which also divides the plaque into two separate compartments. It would appear that the plaque has been adjusted not only to take the names from 1939-45 but also to accommodate four more from 1914-18. The names are listed in two columns. All lettering is in raised Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
a. Erected / to the / Glory of God / and in memory of / those Freemen and Sons of Freemen / of the Borough of Berwick upon Tweed / who made the supreme sacrifice / in the Great War / 1914-1918.
b. Second World War / 1939-1945
b. Second World War / 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. J. Weatherburn, whose name is the very last on the list, was killed on the last day of WW2.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding
Berwick Advertiser 29/01/1931 reports proposals; 14/02/935 reports bronze tablet; 07/11/1935 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Berwick Advertiser 29/01/1931 reports proposals; 14/02/935 reports bronze tablet; 07/11/1935 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Research acknowledgements
Mrs. Gacek; Jimmy Allen (Caretaker); Janet Brown; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Research on names for 1939-45 is being carried out by Tony Brown. Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com
Plaque Freemen 1914-18 1939-45 Guildhall (B25.15)
BERWICK ON TWEED, Guildhall
Erected
to the
Glory of God
and in memory of
those Freemen and Sons of Freemen
of the Borough of Berwick upon Tweed
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Great War
1914 - 1918
P. Anderson, N.F. J.H. Logan, A.S.H.
W.P.M. Crossman, K.R.R. J. Lough, S.H.
G.H. Evans, C.I. R.T. Lough, D.L.I.
J. Evans, N.F. A. Lyall, R.M.L.I.
J.K. Fairnell, E.Y.R. J.K. Lyall, N.F.
R. Gladston, C.I. R. Lyall, K.O.S.B.
A. Hush, K.O.S.B. J.A.T. Robertson, G.R.
Jas. Hush, S.H. F.W. Smail, N.F.
J. Hush, K.O.S.B. A.N. Smith, N.F.
J. Jeffrey, N.F. A.P. Taylor, R.G.A.
A.H. Logan, Aus. Inf. R. Turnbull, R.S.
G.S.Wilson, R.S. J. Weatherly, N.F.
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also
J. Dawson, N.F. W. Pattison, K.O.S.B.
J. Dawson, N.F. E.J.M. Robertson, R.F.A.
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Second World War
1939 - 1945
G.M. Lamb, D.C.L.I. W.F. Riddell, R.N.V.R.
J.A. Moor, Suffolk Regt. V.R. Weatherley, R.N.
W. Weatherburn, R.A.F.
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A List which appears in an unspecified publication gives the following:
Freemen and Sons of Freemen who made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Great War
1914-1918
Peter Anderson son of Peter Anderson
(subject to confirmation)
William Ronald Morley Crossman son of Lawrence Morley Crossman
James Dawson freeman
Joseph Dawson son of Joseph Dawson
George Henry Evans freeman
James Evans son of James Evans
James Knowles Fairnell son of William Fairnell
Robert Gladston son of Thomas Allanshaw Gladston
Alexander Hush son of John Hush
James Hush son of John Hush
John Hush son of John Hush
James Jeffrey freeman
Adam Hastie Logan freeman
John Hastie Logan freeman
John Lough freeman
Thomas Rouston Lough freeman
Alexander Lyall son of James Lyall
John Kennedy Lyall son of Ralph Lyall
Ralph Lyall son of James Lyall
William Pattison freeman
Edmund John McRory Robertson son of John Robert Steven Robertson
John Alexander Tower Robertson freeman
Frank Weddell Smail freeman
Alexander Noel Smith son of Thomas Cleghorn Smith
Alexander Purves Taylor freeman
Robert Turnbull freeman
Joseph Heron Swan Weatherly freeman
George Sinclair Wilson son of George Wintrip Wilson
Second World War
1939-1945
George Manners Lamb son of George Manners Lamb
George Lough son of Thomas Rouston Lough
John Alexander Moor freeman
William Forster Riddell freeman
William Weatherburn son of John Weatherburn
Vaughan Robert Weatherly freeman
NamesB25.15
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