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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: March 1921
Attended by: Major R D Sinclair Wemyss of Wedderburn
Dedicated
Date: March 1921
Attended by: Revd A E Wallace, Minister
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

54115

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Current location

Parish Church
Duns
Berwickshire
Borders
TD11 3DD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 78624 53866
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Bronze plaque with decorative border, in wooden frame

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THESE OUR FELLOW CHURCHMEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aitchison, George S
Allison, Samuel
Anderson, Alex.
Burnett, David
Burnett, Frank
Burnett, William
Clapham, Matthew
Cockburn, George F
Cowe, George J
Cowe, Robert
See details for all 42 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8130&mforum=warmemscot
The Scotsman 29 March 1921 DUNS - At the close of the forenoon service in Duns Parish Church, Major RD Sinclair Weymss, Wedderburn, unveiled a handsome cast bronze mural tablet, bearing a suitable inscription and the names of 42 men belonging to the congregation who fell in the war. The memorial was dedicated by Rev AE Wallace, minister of the parish.

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