Eyemouth War Memorial
WM name reference IWM13314
Current Location:
outside the British Legion Club Spiers Place Eyemouth Berwickshire Borders TD14 5HB
Description:
Celtic Style Granite Cross
Campaign:
World War 1
World War 2
Inscription:
SACRED/ TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF OFFICERS/ NCOS AND MEN OF/ EYEMOUTH/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ LEST WE FORGET/ THOSE WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ CENTRE: OFFICERS (NAMES)/ NON-COM OFFICERS (NAMES)/ PRIVATES (NAMES) / K.O.S.B. (NAMES) / THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II/ ARE INSCRIBED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS MEMORIAL LEFT: ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE TS/ (NAMES) RIGHT: (PRIVATES SACRED/ TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF OFFICERS/ NCOS AND MEN OF/ EYEMOUTH/ WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR II/ 1939 - 45/ THEY DIED THAT / WE MIGHT LIVE / OFFICERS (NAMES) / N.C.O.S (NAMES) / MEN (NAMES) LEFT: MERCHANT NAVY (NAMES) / EGYPT 1952 (NAME) / IRAQ 2005 (NAME) RIGHT: FISHERMEN (NAMES)
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.
