Lieutenant William Gilbert Houldsworth and Second Lieutenant Archibald Seymour Ross


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Reference WMO/289997

Address:

St Baldred's Episcopal Church

11a Dirleton Avenue

North Berwick

EH39 4DA

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Other structure/building
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Porch at main entrance of church, with main dedication on Right Hand wall. Regimental badges at top of main dedication and leaf decorations between names inscriptions and quotations. See separate reports for the battlefield crosses-WMO/289956 and 289957 respectively
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THIS PORCH WAS BUILT A.D. 1917/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN LOVING MEMORY OF 2 FRIENDS/(left) WILLIAM GILBERT/ HOULDSWORTH LIEUT./ 1st BATTN. SCOTS GUARDS/ DIED 23rd SEPT 1914/ FROM WOUNDS RECEIV-/ -ED AT THE BATTLE OF/ THE AISNE 13th SEPT AGED 23 SON OF THE/ REVEREND WILLIAM/ THOMAS HOULDSWORTH/ & OF EULALIE HIS WIFE/ BELOVED REST IN PEACE/ (right) ARCHIBALD SEYMOUR ROSS 2nd LIEUT. QUEEN'S/ OWN CAMERON HIGH-/ -LANDERS WHO FELL AT/ RICHEBOURG l'AVOUE/ 9th MAY 1915 AGED 25/ THE REDEEMED OF THE/ LORD SHALL RETURN - /THEY SHALL OBTAIN/ GLADNESS & JOY - AND/ SORROW & MOURNING/ SHALL FLEE AWAY

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