Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Bressay
Town
Bressay
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30502

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Current location

Parish Kirk
Mail
Bressay
Bressay
Shetland
ZE2 9EN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 49315 40997
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/CPL GEORGE LINKLATER RASC/DIED 25TH APRIL 1942/AGED 25 YEARS...
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 130mm, height 1020mm, width 570mm
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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