Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwickshire
Town
about 2 miles north of Preston
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 Mar 1925
    Attended by: Brigadier General Erskine CMG DSO MVO of Bonkyl Lodge
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8 Mar 1925
    Attended by: Revd D W Mackay MA, Minister
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78829

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Current location

Bonkyl Parish Church
at the end of a lane on the south side of the B6438
about 2 miles north of Preston
Berwickshire
Borders
TD11 3RJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 80849 59611
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN PROUD & GRATEFUL/REMEMBRANCE OF THE/MEN OF/THIS CONGREGATION/WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names]/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ERECTED BY THE CONGREGATION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burns, John Common
Colvive, John
Fortune, Robert
Gibson, John
Johnston, Wellwood Maxwell
Johnston, William
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8078&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman 11 March 1925- WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN A BERWICKSHIRE CHURCH - At Bonkyl Parish Church on Sunday, before a large congregation, a handsome brass mural tablet was unveiled and dedicated in memory of six members of the congregation who gave their lives in the Great War. Relatives of the fallen were accomodated close to the tablet, and the Preston troop of Girl Guides, under the command of Miss Erskine, occupied the seats immediately behind. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Brigadier-General Erskine CMG DSO MVO of Bonkyl Lodge, who was accompanied by Mrs Erskine. The dedicatory prayer was offered by the Rev DW Mackay MA, parish minister, who afterwards gave a short address.

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