Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Boys’ National School

Berwick upon Tweed

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Boys' National School (B25.19)

NEWMP Ref No.: B25.19

Parish: Berwick upon Tweed

Original Location:

Boys National School Ravensdowne

Present Location:

Now Holy Trinity C. of E. Aided First School, Bell Tower Place.

In the school hall

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled January 28th 1920 by Mrs de la Hay.

Materials Used:

Dark wood – ?oak

Inscription:

Boys’ National School
In Memory of
Former Teachers & Scholars
who Fought & Fell
in the Great War. 1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Plaque approx. 100 inches high x 56 inches wide ( 254cms x 142cms) with beading round the panels.

The School name is at the top.

The dedication is in a panel beneath.

The names are listed in two columns, with the teachers at the top.

Lettering is hand painted in gold, using a mix of fonts.

The names are in italics.

Names:

2 surnames and Christian names of teachers;
69 surnames and Christian names of boys.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding

Berwick Advertiser
30/01/1920 reports unveiling
(Available on the British Newspaper Archive)

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

BERWICK UPON TWEED   Holy Trinity C. of E. Aided First School

      

  Boys National School

  In Memory of

  Former Teachers & Scholars

  who Fought & Fell

  in the Great War. 1914-1919.

  Headmaster. W.F. O’Connell. 1882-1920.

  Teachers

  Macnab, Alexander   Shields, George H.

  Scholars

  Addison, Henry      Hogg, James

  Ainsley, James      Johnston, John

  Austin, Thomas      Knox, Ralph

  Bain, John          Landells, John

  Bell, Robert        Lindsay, William

  Booth, George       Lockhart, Archd.

  Booth, James        Manton, Robert

  Borthwick, Alex.    Marsh, William

  Borthwick, John     Meston, Thomas

  Brotherton, James   Middlemiss, James G.

  Brodie, George      Morrison, Thomas

  Burns, James        McGregor, William

  Burns, Robert       McFarlane, Joseph

  Cockburn, Andrew    Nelson, William

  Cockburn, John      Palmer, Thomas

  Cockburn, Mark      Pearson, Robert

  Crawford, George    Poole, Henry

  Cumming, Donald     Poole, Thomas

  Dickinson, David    Pringle, Frank

  Dickinson, William  Purves, Isaac

  Erswell, Charles    Rattry, Adrian

  Ewart, William      Robson, George

  Flannigan, Arthur   Robson, Walter

  Freeman, Charles    Russell, William

  Galbraith, Alex.    Rutherford, John

  Gibson, John        Simm, Edward

  Gladstone, Adam     Simm, Peter

  Gold, William       Sinton, Walter

  Grainger, George    Skelly, James

  Grey, George        Smith, Thomas

  Haswell, Thomas     Storey, John

  Henderby, Alex.     Taylor, Anthony

  Henderson, James    White, William

  Henderson, Wm. M.   Young, George

  Hogg, George

NamesB25.19      

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