Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Berwick Upon Tweed
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Sudan Campaign (1882-1899), Colonial India, Burma (19th Century), 19th Century Wars (1800-1899), First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Regimental Memorials
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1995
    Attended by: COMRADES AND FRIENDS OF THE 2ND BATTALION REUNION CLUB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91064

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Current location

North wall
4th in a row of 4 counting from the door
St Andrew's Church
Wallace Green
Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1EB
England

OS Grid Ref: NT 99977 53162
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Brass Plaque with a fine single line border. The regimental badge is to the left of the txt, which has the Roman number XXV, being the former regimental number, before Regimental names were introduced under the Cardwell reforms. The lettering is in sans serifs capitals.
Inscription
2ND BATTALION/THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/1859-19147/TO THE MEMORY/OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/AND MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING WITH THE 2ND BATTALION/IN THE SUDAN 1888, NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1895, 1897-8, 1942/FRANCE AND BELGIUM 1914-18/INDIA AND BURMA 1943-5/SUAKIM CHITRAL TIRAH/MONS MARNE AISNE YPRES SOMME VIMY ARRAS/NGAKYEDUK PASS NORTH ARAKAN BUTHODAUNG IMPHAL/KANGLATONGBI UKHRAL IRRAWADDY MEIKTILLA KAMA/BURMA 1945/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY COMRADES AND FRIENDS OF/THE 2ND BATTALION REUNION CLUB IN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR/OF THE ENDING OF WORLD WAR II 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Sudan Campaign (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Burma (19th Century)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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