Memorial

Plaque Freemen 1914-18 1939-45 Guildhall

Berwick upon Tweed

Memorial Name: Plaque Freemen 1914-18 1939-45 Guildhall (B25.15)

NEWMP Ref No.: B25.15

Parish: Berwick upon Tweed

Original Location:

Guildhall, Marygate.

On right inside entrance hall.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
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 la Hey Vicar of Berwick.

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

Memorial Description:

Plaque 60 inches high x 24 inches wide (152cms x 61cms) in an oak frame 1½ inches wide (6cms).

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.

Names:

a. 28 names and regiments.
b. 5 names and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. J. Weatherburn, whose name is the very last on the list, was killed on the last day of WW2.

Sources:

Photos: Janet 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)

Additional Research Documents

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

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Names Documents:

BERWICK UPON 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.  

  —————————————————————-

  also

  J. Dawson,       N.F.           W. Pattison,      K.O.S.B.

  J. Dawson,       N.F.           E.J.M. Robertson, R.F.A.

  —————————————————————-

  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.

—————————————————————-

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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