The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Merseman · Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire

UKNIWM: 17709

Coldingham United Free Church became "Coldingham St Andrew's" at the reunion of 1929. It united with Coldingham Priory on 6th October 1940, as Coldingham, although nowadays 'Coldingham Priory' is typically used.

Coldingham St Andrew's church was sold to French of Coldingham, a local bus firm - they put big doors in one end and used it as the bus garage. Its adjacent hall was retained in use although following a recent reordering of the Priory church with flexible seating it is to be disposed of. Later the old St Andrew's building was demolished by the bus firm to make yard space, with parts of the church's Victorian tiled floors still visible in the forecourt...

Therefore the plaque is now in Coldingham Priory Parish Church.

Merseman · Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 339 Location: Duns, Berwickshire

Transcription
All these men except for Clazie Miller Black and Dunn, are on Coldingham civic memorial (and Clazie is on Edrom, Miller is on Eyemouth, Black on is Houndwood, ditto Dunn).

Note:
* Crowe appears as Crow
* William RF Robertson as FR Robertson
* Joseph Wood of HMS Shannon as of HMS Surprise

To the Glory of God
and in
proud and loving memory of
OUR BOYS
who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1918

Robert Wilson - 4th KOSB
Robert Crowe - "
Robert Rutherford - "
William Nairn - "
John Nairn - Cameron Highlanders
David Whyte - "
William Wright - 9th Royal Scots
William RF Robertson - 173 Siege Battery
Arthur Clazie - 4th KOSB
Peter Wood - HMS Otway
Joseph Wood - HMS Shannon
Adam Miller - Australian Imperial Force
James Black - Cape Rifles
George H Dunn - 4th KOSB
Alexander Mabon - Scottish Rifles

"Be thou faithful unto death
and I will give thee a crown of Life"

UNITED FREE CHURCH, COLDINGHAM