Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Sutherland
Town
Golspie
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76239

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Current location

Grave 139
St Andrew's Church
Golspie
Sutherland
Highland
KW10 6PR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NC 83761 00213
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which includes his brother, William, who died of wounds in WW1 and is buried here
Inscription
.... ALSO OF THEIR SON/CPL WM. MATHESON KOSB/WHO WAS WOUNDED AT THE SOMME ADVANCE/AND DIED AT NESS LANE HOSPITAL/MANCHESTER 16TH JULY 1916/AGED 23 YEARS/(INTERRED HERE)/..../THEIR SON/PTE ALEX MATHESON/WHO DIED IN FRANCE 16TH FEB 1917/...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Matheson, Alex
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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: surname, forename, rank, relationships, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 150mm, height 1390mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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