Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Roxburgh
Town
Jedburgh
County
Borders
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 April 1947
    Attended by: Mr Ernest Walls, Chairman of the Company
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81208

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Current location

Former entrance to the North British Rayon Factory
opposite Jedburgh Abbey and the Civic Memorial (our reference 5660)- Abbey Bridge End
Jedburgh
Roxburgh
Borders
TD8 6BE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 65079 20413
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wrought Iron Gates, (now lost), on stone gateposts (which survive) and associated Bronze Plaque-This Plaque also was lost but a new copy plaque has been created in the 21st century. The factory closed in 1956, and the gates were gone by around 1967.
Inscription
THESE GATES WERE/ERECTED IN 1947 TO/THE MEMORY OF THE/EMPLOYEES OF/NORTH/BRITISH RAYON LTD/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE SECOND WORLD/WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cairns, James A
Cunningham, George
Fairbairn, Robert
Hall, Robert
Hendry, William
Hunter, John
Mcdonald, Walter
Mcguinness, John C
Moody, William
Oliver, Michael
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gate posts
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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