Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Moray
Town
Edinkillie
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
103415

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Current location

Edinkillie Churchyard
A940
Edinkillie
Moray
Grampian
IV36 2QH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 01962 46584
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to upright, black granite family gravestone. The stone stands on a log shaped footer and is framed in grey granite in the style of cut branches. In the centre of the top is the letter"M" incised into a shield. The lettering is incised in white.
Inscription
...LT DAVID A. MARTIN/SECOND SON OF/ DAVID & HELEN MARTIN/ BEACHANS./ BORN 2ND DEC.1895 REPORTED MISSING/ S...-LE-PETIT, NEAR ST QUENTIN/ 25TH MARCH 1918./.........
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Martin, David A
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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: Relationships, rank, forename, surname, regiment, date of birth, date and place when listed missing.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 130, height 1565, width 595
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1657775/david-archibald-martin/ Remembered on Basra Memorial which does not fit with the reference to St Quentin on the gravestone.

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