Memorial Details

NEWMP Memorial Image
Photo: J. Brown

Memorial

Roll of Honour 1939-45 Falklands St. Bartholomew

Reference

T31.04

Place

TWEEDMOUTH

Map ref

NT 994522

Original Location

St. Bartholomew's Church. In the porch.

Which war

a. 1939-45
b. Falklands 1982

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour, behind glass in a wood frame. At the top, the name of the Church is written in black elaborate capitals. Underneath this is a cross beneath a crown, outlined in black and coloured red and green. The words "Roll of Honour" are also outlined in black and coloured red and green, with the dates in small figures underneath. The names are listed in black with red capitals, beside each name is the regiment or where died, written in green ink, and beside this again is the date of death written in black capitals. The name for the Falklands war has been added in a margin at the bottom and the whole reframed.

Materials used

Paper in wood frame.

Inscription

Tweedmouth Parish Church / Roll of Honour
Be thou faithfull (sic) unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.

Names

Notes

1. Britain’s Maritime Memorials refers to “the roll of honour (which) includes several naval casualties”.

2. The same source reports of Paul A. Henry: “His actions in the inferno at Bluff Cove earned him a posthumous George Medal”.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell

Britain’s Maritime Memorials and Mementoes Saunders, David. 1996, Patrick Stephens, ISBN 1 85260 466 2

Source of quotation
Be thou faithful unto death . . .” Revelation 2 v 10

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown; P. Thirkell; T. Harding

Research In Progress

Research on names for 1939-45 is being carried out by Tony Brown.
Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com

Roll of Honour 1939-45 Falklands St. Bartholomew (T31.04)

 
TWEEDMOUTH, St. Bartholomew's Church.
  
   Tweedmouth Parish Church.
  
   Roll of Honour
  
   1939-1947
  
   John Oswald Harold Derry     H.M.S. Royal Oak            October 14th 1939
   Henry Knowles                On Active Service R.A.F.    October 10th 1940
   Charles Edward Ogilvie Waite Enemy Action, Glasgow.      March 14th 1941
   Thomas Henderson             H.M.T Strathborne           September 6th 1941
   George Gordon                Died of Wounds              December 5th 1941
   William Younger              Enemy Action, Tweedmouth    January 4th 1942
   Gladys Younger               Enemy Action, Tweedmouth    January 4th 1942
   Gladys Wallace               Enemy Action, Tweedmouth    January 4th 1942
   Peter Foster                 On Active Service Libya     January    1942
   Thomas Dunlop McCall         Died at Sea                 November 20th 1942
   George Short                 Died of Wounds in Tunis     February 11th 1943
   Robina Bruce Waite           Died while on Munition Work July 27th 1943
   Thomas Wood                  H.M.S. Grenville            October 4th 1943
   Peter Steel                  Died on service             October 20th 1943
   James Andrew Race            On Active Service, France   June 6th 1944
   Robert Mitchell              On Active Service Hungary   June 9th 1944
   Thomas Binnie                Grenadier Guards            July 1st 1944
   Thomas John Bryson           At Arnhem                   September 21st 1944
   Robert Bell                  Died of Wounds at Arnhem    October 1944
   Edward Waugh                 On Active Service in Burma  January 6th 1945
   Bower James Holliday         Royal Air Force             September 20th 1947
   John Brown                   Le Havre                    September 28th 1944
  
   Be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.
  
   Falkland Islands
   Paul A. Henry G.M. 2nd Eng. Officer aboard REA Sir Galahad 8th June 1982
NamesT31.04

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