Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Hamilton
Town
Blantyre
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89354

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Current location

High Blantyre Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Blantyre
Hamilton
Strathclyde
G72 0HA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone which also mentions his son (Richard) and his son's wife, killed in an Air Raid in Glasgow in WW2- this is almost certainly their grave.
Inscription
.…/ALSO THEIR SON/PRIVATE JAMES DAVIDSON R.S.F./KILLED IN FRANCE 2ND. SEP. 1918/AGED 21 YEARS/…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Davidson, James
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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, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age. regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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