Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Stewartry
- Town
- Kelton
- County
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 77980
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Current location
Kelton Churchyard
minor road
about 1.5 miles SW of Castle Douglas
off A75
near Threave Gardens
Kelton
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 1SG
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NX 76078 60188
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- …../ALSO SAMUEL KIRK, THEIR SON (PTE, 2ND SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS) WHO DIED OF WOUNDS/RECEIVED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, 6TH JULY 1916/AGED 21 YEARS/….
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Kirk, Samuel
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Gravestone
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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