Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Rigg, near Gretna
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59032

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

9th row from west boundary wall
11th stone from road
Rigg Cemetery
B721
the old A75
Rigg
near Gretna
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG16 5EY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 30056 67235
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
IN/LOVING MEMORY OF/PRIVATE EDWARD MCMURRAY/WHO DIED IN FRANCE FROM WOUNDS/RECEIVED IN ACTION/26TH OCT 1917, AGED 26 YEARS/...../ALSO PTE SAMUEL MCCARL/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/26TH SEPT 1915 AGED 22 YEARS/ALSO PTE WILLIAM MCCARL/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/27TH AUGT 1917 AGED 22 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mccarl, Samuel
Mccarl, William
Mcmurray, Edward
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, manne of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-59032

For queries, please contact [email protected].