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    Memorial

    Berwick upon Tweed Freemen

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    Source: Copyright Janet Brown

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    Current Location

    On the right, inside the entrance hall, Town Hall & Cell Block Museum, Marygate, Berwick Upon Tweed, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1BN, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NT 99906 52904

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    91055
    Description
    Bronze Plaque in oak frame. At centre top is the freemen's seal. There is a single line raised border round the edge which also divides the plaque into separate compartments. The plaque seems to have been adjusted for WW2 and to add 4 further WW1 names. The names are in 2 columns in raised Roman capitals
    Inscription
    ERECTED/TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/AND IN/MEMORY OF/THOSE FREEMEN AND SONS OF FREEMEN/OF THE BOROUGH OF BERWICK UPON TWEED/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names]/ALSO/[names]/SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    28
    Died
    28
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, regiment
    Order of names
    surname THEN forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, service
    Order of names
    surname
    Additional Information
    2 Army, 2 Navy, 1 RAF. The last name- W Wedderburn (RAF) fell on the last day of the war

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 1500mm

    Width: 600mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Frame

    Height: 1575mm

    Width: 675mm


    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    • http://newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6559
    Berwick Advertiser 29 January 1931 reports proposals, 14 February 1935 reports a bronze tablet, 7 November 1935 reports the unveiling