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]
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.