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Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Restoration or extension
District
East Lothian
Town
North Berwick
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53678

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Current location

Entrance porch
11a
St Baldred's Church
Dirleton Avenue
North Berwick
East Lothian
Lothian
EH39 4DA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 54589 85310
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Porch at main entrance of church, with main dedication on Right Hand wall. Regimental badges at top of main dedication and leaf decorations between names inscriptions and quotations. See separate reports for the battlefield crosses.
Inscription
THIS PORCH WAS BUILT A.D. 1917/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN LOVING MEMORY OF 2 FRIENDS/(left) WILLIAM GILBERT/ HOULDSWORTH LIEUT./ 1st BATTN. SCOTS GUARDS/ DIED 23rd SEPT 1914/ FROM WOUNDS RECEIV-/ -ED AT THE BATTLE OF/ THE AISNE 13th SEPT AGED 23 SON OF THE/ REVEREND WILLIAM/ THOMAS HOULDSWORTH/ & OF EULALIE HIS WIFE/ BELOVED REST IN PEACE/ (right) ARCHIBALD SEYMOUR ROSS 2nd LIEUT. QUEEN'S/ OWN CAMERON HIGH-/ -LANDERS WHO FELL AT/ RICHEBOURG l'AVOUE/ 9th MAY 1915 AGED 25/ THE REDEEMED OF THE/ LORD SHALL RETURN - /THEY SHALL OBTAIN/ GLADNESS & JOY - AND/ SORROW & MOURNING/ SHALL FLEE AWAY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Houldsworth, William Gilbert
Ross, Archibald Seymour
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Porch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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