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Title
War Memorial
Date
1920
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 100 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 510 x W 300 x D 300 cm
Accession number
TD15_MA_S010
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Berwick upon Tweed Town Council
Custodian
Berwick upon Tweed Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
October 1920
Listing date
11/11/09
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription on front reads: IN EVER GRATEFUL AND / PROUD REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE BRAVE MEN OF / TWEEDMOUTH WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 18. / AND THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF TWEEDMOUTH / WHO LOST THIER LIVES IN / THE SECOND WORLD WAR. / "THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US / BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY" / 2ND ENGINEERING OFFICER / PAUL A. HENRY, G.M. / 8TH JUNE 1982 / ABOARD RFA / SIR GALAHAD / AT BLUFF COVE / FALKLAND ISLANDS. / ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF / TWEEDMOUTH AND OTHER FRIENDS; below this the dates 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 are carved in half relief; step of pedestal: TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF TWEEDMOUTH / WHO HAVE FALLEN / SINCE 1945; within recessed panels on the sides and rear of the pedestal: (names)
