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Kelso War Memorial is situated in the grounds of the Kelso Abbey, on Bridge Street, within the War Memorial Garden. The War Memorial Garden was given to Kelso by the Duke of Roxburghe in 1921 to build the war memorial in.

 

Kelso War Memorial

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1914 - 1919

 

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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD &
IN HONOURED MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF THIS TOWN
AND DISTRICT
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS

 

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Pte William R Affleck Pte Peter Campbell
Pte John Aitchison 2nd Lieut H R Stanley Clarke
Pte William R Aitchison L Corpl Ralph Coulter
Pte Robert J Alexander L Corpl Alexander Cowans
Pte Robert Allan Pte James A Craig
Driver Alfred Anderson Pte George Crerar
Pte George Anderson Cadet Robert G Croall
Pte Henry Anderson 2nd Lieut John G G Cuthbert
Pte Andrew Armstrong Pte Simon Dalgleish
Pte Peter Armstrong Pte John Darrie
Pte John Ballantyne Pte George Davidson
Pte William S Barnett Pte James Dickson
Sergt Thomas Biggar Pte Thomas Dickson
Capt James Black Trooper George Dodds
Pte William Black L Corpl Thomas Donaldson
Pte James Boyle Sergt Andrew Douglas
Pte James Brannan Pte John R Douglas
Corpl William Brockie L Corpl Thomas Douglas
Pte James Brown Pte Walter Douglas
Pte James P Brownlie Pte William Douglas
Pte Robert Bruce Pte Alexander Drummond
Pte James Brunton Pte Adam Dumma
Pte John Brunton L Corpl John Dumma
Pte Gavin Buchanan Pte Andrew Dunn
Pte Alexander Buddo Pte Richard Eckford
Lieut Andrew Bulman Lieut William G Ewart
Pte John Burton Pte Alexander Fair
Pte George Cairns Pte John Fairbairn
Pte Frederick K Callander Pte Thomas Fairbairn
L Corpl William Callander Pte James Fairgrieve
Pte Hugh Ferguson

 

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Corpl Alexander Forbes Pte Walter G Henderson
Maj (Act Lt Col) Walter Forrest MC Piper Andrew Hendry
L Corpl Andrew Fortune Pte Alexander Henry
Pte James Fox Pte William Herkes
Pte John H Fox Pte John Hewitson
Pte Thomas L Fox Pte Andrew Hogarth
Sergt William Fox Gunner Andrew J Hogarth
Pte James Frater Pte Henry Hogarth
Sergt Thomas Galbraith Pte John A Hogarth
Pte William A Galbraith 2nd Lieut John S Hogarth
Pte William R Galbraith Pte George Hope
Pte William A Galloway Pte James Hope
Pte James Gardiner Corpl William Hume
L Corpl John D Gibson L Corpl Andrew Inglis
L Sergt William H Gillis Pte Andrew Jack
Pte James Gilroy Pte Bertie Jacckson
Pte John Gleed Pte Percival H Jackson
Corpl John Grahamslaw Pte Henry E Johnston
Pte Andrew J Gray Pte James Kennedy
Pte John Guthrie L Corpl Andrew Kerr
Pte Peter Haig Trooper Andrew Kerr
Pte William Haig Piper James Kerr
Pte George A D Hall Pte Arthur D Kerss
Pte James Hall Gunner George R Kinghorn
Corpl Walter H Halliday 2nd Lieut J Leslie Laidlaw
Pte Walter H Halliday Pte William Leisham
Pte William Halliday Sergt Alexander W Lillico
L Corpl Adam Handyside Pte Alexander Lindores
Act Corpl John Hanvey L Corpl William Lockie
Pte John Hardy Pte Arthur Luke
Pte George Luke

 

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Pte David Lunam Driver Horace McLeod
Piper Thomas Lunham Pte John McRobb
L Corpl Patrick Lynch Corpl William K Neil
Pte Alex Mabon (Kelso) Pte John J Neillans
Pte Alex Mabon (Roxburgh) Pte Richard J Newton
L Corpl Robert Mabon Pte James Patterson
Pte Thomas J Mabon Pte John H Patterson
Pte Frank C Mack Sergt Robert M Patterson
Pte John Mack Pte Robert Patterson
Pte William Mack Pte Thomas Patterson
Pte Walter D Mair Corpl William Paulin
Pte James H Mather Pte Andrew Pringle
Trooper Francis J Mein Pte William Pringle
Major James D L Melrose Pte Joseph M Quarry
Sergt Andrew J Middlemas L Corpl James Queenan MM
Pte William A Milne Pte George Raeburn
Pte Gilbert Moffat Pte George E Raeburn
Pte David K Morris L Corpl Charles Reid
Pte George Murray Pte George Reid
Corpl John R Murray Stoker 1st Class Horatius Reid
Pte Alexander McBain Pte Peter J Reid
Pte Alexander McCraw Pte John Richardson
Sergt James McCraw Pte William Richley
Pte William McCraw 2nd Lieut Edward J P Roger
Flight Cadet Alex A McDonald Pte James Rodgers
Pte Robert B McGeorge Pte Andrew Robertson
Pte George McGregor Pte George D Robertson
L Corpl John McKenzie Pte John I Robertson
Captain James McLaren Pte John Robertson (Eckford)
2nd Lieut William S McLaren Pte John Robertson (Linton)
Sergt William Robertson

 

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L Corpl William Ruddiman Pte George E Turnbull
Pte John Rutherford Pte James Turnbull
Pte David Sanderson Pte William Turnbull
Pte James Sanderson Corpl Andrew Turner
Pte David R Scott Pte James Turner
2nd Lieut George T Scott Pte Thomas Waddell
Pte James F Scott Pte Baddon Wallace
Pte James Service Pte James Watson
L Corpl John Sharpe Pte Robert Watson
Lieut Robert Sinclair Pte Thomas Watson
Lieut Frank W Smail Pte George Weir
Gunner Lan S Smith Pte Alexander F Whitelaw
Brig Maj William F Somervail DSO MC Pte George H Whitelaw
Pte Robert Stavert Pte George T Whittle
Pte Walter Stavert Corpl John Wight
Pte Archibald G Steel Pte Adam Wilson
Sapper Thomas J Steel Pte Charles Wilson
Pte William M Steel Pte Joseph Wilson
Lt Col John C Stormonth Darling DSO Pte Robert Wilson
Pte Charles Street Pte Thomas Wilson
Pte James C Swanston Pte William Wilson
Bomb Mark Tait L Corpl Francis M Wood
Pte Charles Thomson Pte James Wright
Pte James T Thomson Pte Robert B Yeomans
Pte John Thompson Corpl William Yeomans
Pte George Tice Pte Christopher Young
Pte John Tice Pte James Young (Kelso)
Pte William Tice Pte James Young (Makerstoun)
Pte Andrew Tinlin Pte Thomas A Young
Pte James Titilah Corpl Thomas J B Young

 

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1939 - 1945

 

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1939 - 1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE
OF KELSO PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR
Sgt Pilot Adam Anderson L/Corporal James Douglas
Cadet Hamish Bews L/Corporal Andrew Easton
Sgt Observer Francis Boles L/Corporal Alexander Gibb
Captain James W Crawford Sergeant Clifford Hawker
Pilot Officer Stuart S Campbell CGM Gunner John C Hogarth
Sgt Air Gnr Robert J Charters Stoker Douglas Irvine
Private Archibald N Cockburn Private James Ker
LACW Flora A Childs Private George J Leitch
Lieutenant William F Donaldson Radio Officer Ian Lyle
Stoker Thomas S Donaldson Sgt Air Gnr Alexander Lyle
Corporal Alexander B Raeburn .

 

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1939 - 1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE
OF KELSO PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR
WO Navigator Allan A W Melrose Major John S Stormonth Darling DFC
Sgt Wopr Air Gnr William P Morrison 3rd Engineer Thomas J Sear
Stoker James Muir Private Colin Stewart
Private Robert T Murray Guardsman William Thomason
Sapper John B Murray Private George D Tait
CPO Walter Patterson Private Robert Turnbull
Sgt Rear Gnr William Pratt Pilot Officer Charles R H Underwood
Driver Alfred C Richardson Sgt Air Gnr Thomas B Utterson
L/Corporal James M S Piercy Private John Veitch
Private James Robertson 2nd Lieut Andrew M Watson
Gunner Andrew Weatherston

 

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Sergeant Donald D Farmer

1st BN Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Awarded the Victoria Cross
Serving in the Boer War 13 Dec 1900

Born Kelso 1877 Died Liverpool 1956

Plaque Erected By
The Kelso Branch Of
The Royal British Legion Scotland
Sat 9th May 1992