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)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 9 December 1915
    Attended by: (Book 1, Number 509
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33352

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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
RECTANGULAR-HEADED BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN WHITE PAINTED LETTERING. BADGE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY IN RELIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN MUCH LOVE/ MAC ROBERTSON/ LIEUT. 70TH BATTERY 34TH BRIGADE ROYAL FIELD/ ARTILLERY SON OF DR. J.R.S. ROBERTSON AND/ GRANDSON OF ALEXANDER ROBERTSON J.P. AND/ EDMUND MACRORY K.C. BORN 29TH MAY 1891 AND KILLED/ IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT FRANCE 22ND MAY 1915/ "LIFE - NOT DEATH"/ "WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE?"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robertson, Mac
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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, forename, manner of death, date of birth, relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 150mm, width 300mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 200mm, width 350mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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