Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Perth And Kinross
Town
Rattray, Blairgowrie
County
Tayside
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
107385

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Current location

Rattray Parish Church
Alyth Road
Rattray
Blairgowrie
Perth And Kinross
Tayside
PH10 7DY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 18967 45700
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone which is a dark grey granite square pillar surmounted by a granite closed and draped urn. The lettering is incised in white. There is a letter 'D' etched in the cornice.
Inscription
In Memorium/DANIEL DUNCAN/CHIEF ENGINEER,/ TRANSPORT S.S. SEMANTHA/ DROWNED IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA/ BY ACTION OF KING'S ENEMIES/ BORN NOV 1873, DIED OCT 1917./...............
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, ship lost from, cause of loss, month and year of birth and death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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