Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Berwick Upon Tweed
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
George Wragge Ltd, Salford (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 27 September 1916
    Attended by: (Book 1, Number 530)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33351

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Current location

On the South wall of the nave
Parish Church (Holy Trinity and St Mary's Church)
The Parade
Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DF
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 00045 53200
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH STEPPED TOP MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK ENAMELLED LETTERING. SINGLE LINE BORDER ON THE PLAQUE; BADGES IN THE UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT HAND CORNERS OF THE PLAQUE (UPPER RIGHT THAT OF GURKHA RIFLES)
Inscription
DULCE ET DECORUM EST +PRO PATRIA MORI/ TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/ JOHN ALEXANDER TOWER ROBERTSON/ ONLY SON OF ALEXANDER TOWER ROBERTSON, D.L./ (TWEEDMOUTH HOUSE, BERWICK ON TWEED)/ LIEUTENANT INDIAN ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS/ ATTACHED TO 2.3 Q.A.O. GURKHA RIFLES/ LOST AT SEA 30TH DECEMBER 1915/ BY THE TORPEDOING OF S.S. "PERSIA"/ WHEN ON HIS WAY TO REJOIN HIS REGIMENT AFTER SERVICE IN FRANCE/ AGED 29 YEARS/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robertson, John Alexander Tower
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 375mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 410mm, width 485mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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