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Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
East Lothian
Town
North Berwick
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89152

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Current location

In the 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
A plain wooden battlefield cross , the dedication on the cross member in raised carved lettering coloured gold . The lettering style is identical to that on another battlefield cross in this church which commemorates an officer who died on a different date and location . The lettering is unlike any other known examples indicating that this is a memorial not a grave marker.
Inscription
On the cross beam: WOUNDED LIEUT. W.G. HOULDSWORTH DIED/SEPT 13TH SCOTS GUARDS SEPT 23RD/1914 AGED 23 YEARS 1914
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Houldsworth, W G
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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: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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