Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80014

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Current location

Old High Church
Church Street
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1EY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66467 45489
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone. Note that William Robertson cannot be found on the CWGC lists, the HMS Ocean Prince was a hired trawler, and survived the war, so there are few clues to what happened to William
Inscription
…../AND HIS SONS WILLIAM [ROBERTSON], DROWNED/ON H.M.S. OCEAN PRINCE/SEPT. 1916/ALEXANDER, 20 BATT. AUST./KILLED 30 JULY 1916/GEORGE, 5TH CAM. KILLED 12 OCT 1917/…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robertson, Alexander
Robertson, George
Robertson, William
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, regiment/service, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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