Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Cornhill on Tweed
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: February 1920
    Attended by: Reverend Canon Holland, Rector of Cornhill
  • Rededicated
    Date: 13 November 2016
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 10 November 2002
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33396

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Current location

Located on junction of Main Street (A698) and B6350
opposite the Collingwood Arms
A697
Cornhill on Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD12 4UH
England

OS Grid Ref: NT 85745 39240
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross in granite. Wheel cross on tapering shaft and pedestal bearing lead lettered inscription.
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN/ GLORIOUS/ MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ OF THIS PARISH/ THESE FELL/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914- 1918./ "SONS OF THIS PLACE/ LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE/ ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD./ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST/ ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP" 9 O'CLOCK FACE: THESE FELL/ IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ WE THINK OF THEM IN THE MORNING/ AND REMEMBER THEM ON THE/ GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Affleck, J
Briggs, J L C
Cassidy, J
Dalgleish, J
Elliott, J W
Hume, T
Jeffrey, J
Johnston, J
Johnston, W E
Lawrie, J
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forename
    Order of information: by ascending length of surname THEN forename, with the added name of A. Renton last
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname with the ATS girl out of order at the bottom
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 15FT
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2016 The WW1 name of Alexander Renton was added, replacing the word 'All' in the epitaph
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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