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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Stewartry
Town
Haugh of Urr
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
77968

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Current location

Haugh of Urr Church
The Causey
Haugh of Urr
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3LB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 81671 65809
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
…./WILLIAM [MURDOCH] HIS ELDEST SON/WHO DIED AT BASRA, MESOPOTAMIA/20TH JUNE 1916 AGED 29/ JAMES, HIS YOUNGEST SON/KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/2ND SEPT 1916, AGED 24/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Murdoch, James
Murdoch, William
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, manner of death, place 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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