Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwickshire
Town
Eyemouth
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: December 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78888

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Current location

Parish Church
Victoria Road
Eyemouth
Berwickshire
Borders
TD14 5JD
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 94074 64045
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque in a wooden frame.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE/SONS OF THIS CHURCH WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/[names]/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Borthwick, James L
Cowe, Peter
Dougall, George
Dougall, Thomas Arthur
Fairbairn, Alexander
Lough, William
Macrae, Farquhar Mathieson
Miller, Adam
Miller, Thomas Murray
Miller, William
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8119&mforum=warmemscot
  • The Scotsman 13 December 1920- EYEMOUTH - A memorial, bearing the names of 23 members of the congregation who made the supreme sacrifice in the war, was unveiled in the UF Church, Eyemouth. The service was conducted by the Rev John Miller, the address being given by the senior minister, the Rev DK Miller MA.

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