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Eyemouth UF later St John's Church - WWI Plaque, WWII Cross

 
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Merseman



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:19 pm    Post subject: Eyemouth UF later St John's Church - WWI Plaque, WWII Cross Reply with quote

Eyemouth Free Church opened in 1879, and became United Free in 1900.

It became Church of Scotland at the Reunion of 1929, as St John's.

It united with Eyemouth Old on 5th October 1954, as Eyemouth.

Services ceased at the Old church in 1966 (it is now the local Museum).

So, quite unusually, the Free Church building is now the Parish Church.










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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WWI Plaque Transcription
All 23 are on Eyemouth civic memorial except:
* William Miller (Houndwood)
* William Windram, not commemorated locally

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE
SONS OF THIS CHURCH WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

Private Farquhar Mathieson Macrae - 13th London Regiment - 9th May 1915
Private Alexander Fairbairn - 6th KOSB - 25th September 1915
2nd Lieut Thomas Murray Miller - 7th KOSB - 27th January 1916
Private Thomas Arthur Dougall - 9th Royal Scots - 27th July 1916
Private Robert Waddell - 14th A&S H - 6th September 1916
2nd Lieut Frank Renton - Border Regiment - 30th September 1916
2nd Lieut Eric William Wright Sandison - 9th Royal Scots - 18th Nov 1916
Private Peter Cowe - Highland Light Infantry - 18th Novemebr 1916
AB Alexander Paterson - RNRT - 21st December 1916
Private John Windram - 47th Canadians - 16th March 1917
Private James L Borthwick - 51st Australians - 3rd April 1917
Private Alexander Windram - 47th Canadians - 8th April 1917
Private George Dougall - 4th KOSB - 8th April 1917
Private George Paterson - 4th KOSB - 19th April 1917
Private William Miller - 5th KOSB - 24th April 1917
Private William Windram - 54th Canadians 6th September 1917
Private Alexander Paterson - 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers - 2nd Nov 1917
Lieut Leonard Dougall Robertson - 4th KOSB - 13th Nov 1917
Lieut John Wood - 4th KOSB - 13th November 1917
L/Corpl William Lough - 4th KOSB - 2nd December 1917
Private Adam Miller - 1st Australians - 21st December 1917
AB John Waddell - RNRT - 29th September 1918
AB John Paterson - RNRT - 25th December 1918

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"



WWII Cross Transcription
All 10 are on Eyemouth civic memorial.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF

Alexr Aitchison
James Aitchison
W Walker Burgon
Robert Collin
David Dougal
Wm Jackson
Harry Lough
Wm Lough
Joseph Purves
George Wishart

SONS OF
THIS CONGREGATION
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE WAR OF
1939-1945
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Article on the unveiling, which was 1 week before the civic memorial.

The Scotsman, 13th December 1920

EYEMOUTH - A memorial, bearing the names of 23 members of the congregation who made the supreme sacrifice in the war, was unveiled in the UF Church, Eyemouth. The service was conducted by the Rev John Miller, the address being given by the senior minister, the Rev DK Miller MA.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:19 am    Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number Reply with quote

WMR 78888 & 78889
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Merseman wrote:
WWI Plaque Transcription
All 23 are on Eyemouth civic memorial except:
* William Miller (Houndwood)
* William Windram, not commemorated locally

William Windram is named on the civic memorial but "oddly" under his birth name as:

PRIVATE WILLIAM COOPER. CAN.F.

William Windram – age 28 – Private (464559) 54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
William was a labourer when he enlisted in Vancouver, British Columbia in November 1915. He sailed with the 62nd Battalion from Halifax, Nova Scotia in March 1916 and was posted to the 54th Battalion in France in August 1916. He was wounded in November and evacuated to the 3rd Scottish General Hospital in Glasgow. William rejoined his battalion in France in August 1917 but he was killed a month later.
Born 1889 at Yard Heads, Eyemouth as William Cooper. Son of Andrew Cooper (Salmon fisher of Berwick-on-Tweed) and of Isabella Windram, from 1903 Mrs Robert Angus of May House, Eyemouth. Husband of Jane or Jeanie (Hutchison) Windram of 141 High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian who he married in 1912 in Eyemouth. In 1918 she became Mrs Robert Marr of 14 Colvin Street, Dunbar.
Missing in Action on 8 September 1917 and named on the Vimy Memorial, France.
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