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St James URC (George Robertson)

The memorial plaque to 2Lt George Cockburn Robertson, which is now in the entrance vestibule of St James’s United Reformed Church on Pottergate in Alnwick, Northumberland, is made of brass, and is 12in high by 18in wide. It has the emblem of the Durham Light Infantry at the top and has an inscribed decorative border with crosses patances at each corner. Decoration and lettering are both black.

In 2007 the church was undergoing substantial remodelling, and applied to War Memorials Trust for money to remove, store and reposition the three memorials within the church; the plaque for George Cockburn Robertson, the Clayport Presbyterian Church plaque (WM3493) and the marble World War I plaque (WM1991). The Trust gave a total grant of £315 for this work.

The inscription on the plaque reads

In loving memory
of
2nd Lieut. George Cockburn Robertson
6th Durham Light Infantry. Beloved youngest son of
the late William and Jane Robertson of this Town
Who fell in Action in his 37 year at Armentieres
July 21st 1915 

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3494
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 33436

North East War Memorials Project A11.26

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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