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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Wigtown
Town
Wigtown
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76947

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Current location

Wigtown Cemetery
Jubilee Terrace
Wigtown
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG8 9JF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 42995 55607
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
…../AND OF JOHN MCMURRAY CAPTAIN/ROYAL SCOTS WHO WAS KILLED AT/PASSCHENDAELE ON 12TH OCTOBER/1917 AGED42/ALSO OF DAVID SIMPSON MCMURRAY/PRIVATE A.I.F./WHO WAS KILLED AT PASSCHENDAELE/ON 9TH OCTOBER 1917 AGED 32/THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mcmurray, David Simpson
Mcmurray, John
See details for all 2 names
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, place of death, manner 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

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