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East Ord
Town or City: Berwick upon Tweed
County: Northumberland
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM134
Value of grant: £150.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Restoration
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2000
UKNIWM reference number: 34305
East Ord war memorial in Northumberland stands on the village green. The cross stands on a plinth supported by a cairn on a two stepped base. It is surrounded by a stone and metal boundary marker. Both the plinth and cairn carry plaques; the higher of the two commemorating the fallen of the First World War, the lower commemorating the fallen of the Second.
In 2000 £150 was given towards the replacement marble plaque inscribed with the names of the fallen of the Second World War, which was damaged.
The words “Lest we forget” are inscribed on the memorial above the plaques. The higher plaque has the inscription
“In revered memory of the men
of Ord Parish
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
"We feebly struggle,
they in glory shine"”
There are then names of three men who died in the First World War.
The lower plaque commemorates men who fell in the Second World War.
The date “1939 – 1945” is inscribed, and below it the names
L. Cpl. T. Bryson, G.M. Airbourne Rgt.
Fus. A. Burnett, R.N.F.
Flt. Sgt. D. Craig, R.A.F.
Lt. P. Foster, 10th Hussars
Eng. Off. J. Johnson, M.N.
Cpl. J. Reed, R.A.F.
Lt. E. Waugh, K.O.S.B.
Pte. G. Baird, K.O.S.B.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM134
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 34305
North East War Memorials Project: E49.01
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
