Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Annandale And Eskdale
Town
Eastriggs
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72763

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Current location

South wall
14th gravestone from the entrance
Eastriggs Cemetery
unnamed minor road from Eastriggs Post Office to A75
Eastriggs
Annandale And Eskdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG12 6JR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NY 23995 66643
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
... ALSO OF/2ND LT WILLIAM JOHN THOMSON [IRVING] 76TH RA/THEIR ELDER SON/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/10TH JUNE 1940 AGED 24 YEARS...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Irving, William John Thomson
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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