Memorial details

District
Dunfermline
Town
Dunfermline
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
102579

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Current location

On the left on entering the cemetery
Dunfermline Cemetery
Halbeath Road
Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7RB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 10444 88084
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The family gravestone is a square grey granite pillar on a double granite footer. The lettering is raised lead.
Inscription
Face 1: .../AND OF HIS SON/ COMPANY SERGT MAJOR/ JAMES R.WOOD/ 1ST CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT/ THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE/ 14TH SEPT 1914 AGED 33/ INTERRED/ VENDRESSE CHURCHYARD/ FRANCE Face 2:.../ ALSO HIS SON/ SERGT./ JACK G.A.G. WOOD/ 2ND SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT/ MAILLY MAILLET, FRANCE/ 25TH JUNE 1916 AGED 30.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship,forenames, surname, rank, regiment, cause of death,date of death, place of death, place of interrment, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 515, height 1820, width 515
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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