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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6013

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Current location

Old High Church
Church Street
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1EY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66467 45489
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular brass plate with semicircular arch at top, wreath decoration within arch, and decorated borders.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY/OF JAMES SHAW ROSE/MACDONALD/ CAPTAIN AUSTRALIAN/FIELD ARTILLERY KILLED/ IN ACTION FLANDERS/ 31ST JULY 1917 AGE 22 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macdonald, James Shaw Rose
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 600 mm, width 450 mm
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Tue 14 Aug 1917 Page 4 Family Notices MACDONALD. - Killed in action, Flanders, 31st jJuly, 1917, James Shaw Rose Macdonald, Captain Australian Field Artillery, aged 22 years, third son of Alexander Rose and Nancy Macdonald, Greenslopes, Brisbane.

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