Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Lerwick
Town
Lerwick
County
Shetland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76254

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Current location

Lerwick Cemetery
Knab Road
Lerwick
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0AX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HU 47954 40632
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/PTE DAVID WILLIAM ANDERSON NO. 43359 T NO. 357/GRENADE SECTION 1ST GORDON HIGHLANDERS B.E.F. FRANCE/KILLED IN ACTION 13TH NOVEMBER 1916, BATTLE OF THE ANCRE (ATTACK ON SERRES) AGED 20 YEARS/....
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, David William
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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, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, service number, place of death, date of death, manner of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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