War Memorial
War Memorial

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A soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed, standing on a plinth. Behind him is a wall with four First World War name plaques. Below the name plaques the Second World War inscription is carved directly onto the wall. The wall is flanked by two pillars and in front of the memorial are metal railings.

Note that the bronze soldier is larger than the original and obscures some of the dedicatory lettering. The original soldier is now part of a commemorative site in the town. The original figure was stolen on 9th August 1998. £10,000 was raised locally to replace it and a new figure was installed in September 1999.
Title

War Memorial

Date

2000–2008

Medium

Creetown granite & bronze

Accession number

EH43_MA_S002

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Walkerburn & District Community Council

Custodian

Walkerburn & District Community Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

C (Scotland)

Unveiling date

22nd August 1921

Listing date

22/07/85

Access

at all times

Inscription description

upper wall: THEY DIED FOR US / HONOUR TO THE BRAVE / PEACE AFTER VICTORY / (names); plaques: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF / (names); lower wall: 1939 / (names) / 1945; left post: 1914; right post: 1918

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Located at

Peebles Road, Walkerburn

EH43 6AG

Located beside the main road.