Lodge Caledonian No.254

A handsom Silver Plaque War Memorial

The wording and names on the plaque

In proud and grateful Remembrance of Brethren who fell in the War


Bro George Taylor PM  4th Battalion, Black Watch 
Bro Joseph Pritchard  Royal Navy 
Bro William Morrison  1st Royal Scots Fusiliers 
Bro Robert McNeil  Royal Engineers 
Bro Alfred C. Guthrie  8th Battalion, Black Watch 
Bro James Milne  1st Batt, Gordon Highlanders 
Bro John Berry  Royal Engineers 

Further Researched Information on the above World War 1 Names

Taylor  George  Private, Black Watch  Pozieres Cemetery  Died 23rd March 1918, aged 33. Husband of Betsy Taylor of 32 Gellatly Street, Dundee  200635, 4th/5th Bn   Carpet Weaver, 9 Union Street, Maxwelltown, Dundee. Age 23, Initiated 23rd May 1906. RWM 1913-1914
Pritchard  Joseph  Able Seaman, RND  Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery  30th December 1917, aged 35  ?  Electric Switchboard Attendant, 59 Caldrum Street, Dundee, age 31, Initiated 24th September 1913 
Morrison  William  Private, Royal Scots Fusiliers  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial  Died 10th January 1915, aged 34  1st Btn Royal Scots, Husband of Christina Morrison of 22 West Wynd, Dundee  Light Porter, 23 Kinloch Street, Dundee. Age 27. Initiated 9th January 1907 
McNeil  Robert  Sapper, Royal Engineers  Faubourg D’amiens Cemetery, Arras  Died 26th November 1916  No. 88929, 205th Field Coy, Royal Engineers.  Cabinet Maker, 3 Mitchell Street, Dundee’ Age 29. Initiated 9th May 1906 
Guthrie  Alfred Clark  Private, 8th Black Watch  St Nicholas British Cemetery, France  Died 3rd May 1917  S/8697, 8th Black Watch. Husband of Mary S. Duffus Guthrie, of Pickletillum, Leuchars, Fifeshire  Joiner, 47 Yeaman Shore, Dundee. Age 22. Initiated 6th Naovember 1912 
Milne  James  Private, Gordon Highlanders  Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium  Died 26th September 1917  S/17395 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders  Clerk, 98 Rosebank Street, Dundee. Age 21. Initiated 3rd June 1908 
Berry  John  C.S.M., Royal Engineers  Soissons Memorial  Died 27th May 1918, aged 35  Son of George and Eliza Berry of 51 Taylor’s Lane, Dundee: Husband of Helen Murray Berry, of Main Street, Abernethy, Perthshire  There is no record of when he joined the Lodge. 

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