Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Roxburgh
Town
Bedrule
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1920
    Attended by: Sir Robert Usher
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44206

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Current location

Roadside
South of village
Bedrule
Roxburgh
Borders
TD9 8TE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 60045 17756
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tall pillar surmounted by a Crown and Thistle device set on a tapered plinth and two stepped base. The WW1 Dedicatory wording is in relief on the plinth, between a bronze names plaque. The whole sited on a stone faced elevated platform reached by six steps. The WW2 Plaque was added in 2003, on the upper base.
Inscription
On Plinth-IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ (names on plaque)/ 1914 - 1918/ On Upper Step on a Plaque-[name]/1939-1945 On lower step- BEDRULE PARISH AND CHURCH WAR MEMORIAL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baptie, James
Hediey, William
Robertson, James Alexander
Robson, Thomas Selby
Telfer, George
Usher, Alexander Balmer
Waters, James
Wilson, Robert
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=84&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman 19 November 1920. WAR MEMORIALS BEDRULE.— Bedrule Parish and Church war memorial was dedicated at a service held in the church. The Rev. John Stevenson, M.A., preached the sermon, after which the congregation walked to the memorial, where Sir Robert Usher delivered the dedication address. Sir Robert Usher spoke of the impressive ceremony at Westminster, when the body of an unknown soldier was laid to rest in the Abbey, hitherto reserved for the most famous men of the Empire. By interring the body of an unknown soldier there it was intended to express the feeling that no man, however brilliant his career, how lofty his intellect or his philanthropy, had done more for the nation than had been done by thousands of common soldiers, "Tommies" as they used to call them. Truly a noble and inspiring idea. They met that day to do homage to those who left that parish and church at the call of duty. Let them consider what they did. Brought up in that peaceful countryside, under the shadow of Ruberslaw, with happy homes and peaceful avocations, they left all at duty's call for the most horrible war ever waged. He doubted if many at home ever truly realised one-half of what these men bore for us. Consider what they went through. Taken from their quiet lives and herded in barracks, huts or tents, often with uncongenial companions, with months of hard and difficult drill, then abroad where everything was strange and new, then in trenches deep with mud, no rest night or day and no comfort, and always death lurking. Having spoken of what would have been the fate of this country but for the splendid courage of these men, Sir Robert Usher said these dear lads had saved us from all that, and therefore it was that they had erected that simple memorial to their memories. After the address the assembly sang "God save the King." The benediction was pronounced, and a laurel wreath was laid on the memorial by Lady Usher, and another wreath by the family of one of the fallen.

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