Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Nithsdale
Town
Durisdeer
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
77597

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Current location

Durisdeer Parish Church
Village Centre
Durisdeer
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG3 5BJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 89413 03708
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
../THEIR SON JOHN MURPHY/10TH BATT CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)/KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES/1 AUG 1917,AGED 26 YEARS/ "SADLY MISSED"/......
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Murphy, John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, relationships, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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