Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Berwickshire
- Town
- Coldstream
- County
- Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Maker
- SIR GEORGE WASHINGTON BROWNE RSA (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 13 May 1923
Attended by: Earl Haig
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13330
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Current location
Roadside
High Street
Coldstream
Berwickshire
Borders
TD12 4DW
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 84110 39736
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A fine stone cenotaph surmounted by a platform set into a concave wall with foot gates to the park on each side. Burgh arms above inscription and bronze plaques with dedication and names on front face- 1 for each conflict
- Inscription
- Raised Lettering on the Cenotaph-IN PROUD & GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THE BURGH AND PARISH OF/ COLDSTREAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR FOR/ LIBERTY KING AND COUNTRY 1914 - 1919/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 1st Plaque- (WW1 NAMES) 2nd Plaque-AND IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allan, William
Archbold, John
Batne, Alexander
Baxter, Alexander
Briggs, James
Brown, Alexander
Brown, Robert
Carmichael, Alexander
Carmichael, Archibold
Carmichael, G G
See details for all 89 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 72
Served and returned: 0
Died: 72
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cenotaph
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Cenotaph
- Condition
- COLDSTREAM
- WMO ID: 152134
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-03-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=114&mforum=warmemscot
- Carter Postcard Collection
- The Scotsman 14 May 1923
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