Lauder War Memorial

WM name reference IWM81398


Current Location:

Outside the Memorial Medical Centre Edinburgh Road Lauder Berwickshire Borders TD2 6TW Scotland


Description:

Stone Pillar on a tapered plinth, the WW1 names are incised, dedication on the 6 o'clock face, names on the other 3 faces, WW2 is a loose tablet at the base of the 6 o'clock face. At the top of the pillar is a lion rampant bearing a shield.


Campaign:

World War 1


Inscription:

On the lion rampant- 1914/1918 On the plinth front face-ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/THE PARISH AND BURGG OF LAUDER/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF/1914-1918/THEIR NAME WILL LIVE FOR EVER Plinth other faces- [WW1 names] WW2 Stone- 1939-1945/[names]


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Bruce George 9-4-1915 Lauder War Memorial View
Bruce Thomas 24-12-1914 Lauder War Memorial View
Dickson Thomas 29-9-1915 Lauder War Memorial View

Further information:

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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.