Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Berwick Upon Tweed
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: October 1902
    Attended by: Captain Alexander Steven
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91092

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Current location

Town Hall & Cell Block Museum
Marygate
Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1BN
England

OS Grid Ref: NT 99906 52904
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wooden Board- at top is a decoration featuring the Northumberland Fusiliers badge and the Berwick town badge. The names are gilded, in two columns, in sans serifs capitals
Inscription
BERWICK UPON TWEED/V.B. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/TO COMMEMORATE THE PART PLAYED/IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1900-1902/BY BK RIFLES G CPY 1ST V.B. N.F. THIS/TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY/CAPTAIN ALEXANDER STEVEN/OFFICER COMMANDING COMPANY AND/A LIST OF MEMBERS WHO WENT/OUT TO THE FRONT ON ACTIVE/SERVICE AS VOLUNTEERS APPENDED/BERWICK UPON TWEED/OCTOBER 1902
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cochrane, J
Conway, W
Douglas, R
Dunlop, W S
Frizzle, R
Heslop, J J
Johnston, R
Lawson, T H
Maddan, W
Marshall, J
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 18
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: rank THEN surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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