Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Presbyterian Church

Great Bavington

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Presbyterian Church (G11.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: G11.01

Parish: Great Bavington

Original Location:

Presbyterian Church.

On wall between windows.

Present Location:

Now Great Bavington United Reformed Church

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Paper

Inscription:

Roll of Honour
The Great War
1914-1918
(Names)
Roll of Heroes
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour 18 inches high by 12 inches wide (46cms x 30cms) behind glass in a simple narrow black frame.

The names are hand-written in black ink, in a single column.

The only embellishment is a small gold cross between “Roll of Honour” and “The Great War”.

Names:

19 names, ranks and regiments of those who served
8 names, ranks and regiments of those who died.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

In 2018 a booklet Great Bavington United Reformed Church Roll of Heroes was published by the church. It tells the stories of the eight men from the area who died in WW1.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Mrs K. Buchanan;
J. Brown

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Names Documents:

GREAT BAVINGTON, United Reformed Church.

 

  Roll of Honour

  +

  The Great War

  1914-1918

 

  Lieut. Walter Scott MC.   Machine Gun Corps.

  Private Robert Borthwick   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Sergt. Edward Arthur Robson M.S.M.   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Private Walter Davidson   Royal Engineers

  Private George Wilkinson Dodd   Army Service Corps.

  Bombardier Michael Thompson Wales   Royal Field Artillery

  Private Thomas Lancelotte Robson   Highland Light Infantry

  Private Michael Hutchinson   Royal Engineers

  Sergt. Thomas Slassor   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Able Seaman John Peter Gilroy   Royal Navy

  Corporal William Slassor   Coldstream Guards

  Sapper Archibald Rutherford Robson   Royal Engineers

  Sergt. Thomas Jermy   Tank Corps.

  Lance Corporal Frank Jermy   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Private William Jermy   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Private John William Cockburn   Machine Gun Corps.

  Private Walter Kennedy   Northumberland Fusiliers

  Gunner George Carr   Royal Garrison Artillery

  Corporal John Kennedy   Army Service Corps

 

  Roll of Heroes

 

  Private James Clapperton   Northumberland Fusiliers   Died

  Private Turnbull Davidson   Canadian Infantry   Killed

  Private William Charles Gilroy   Australian Light Horse   Killed

  Private Gordon Gilroy   Durham Light Infantry   Killed

  Private John Graham   Northumberland Fusiliers   Died

  Private Robert W. Renton   Northumberland Fusiliers   Killed

  Private Thomas Robson   Royal Engineers   Died

  Private Andrew Wilson   Durham Light Infantry   Killed

NamesG11.01

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