Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Wigtown
Town
Stranraer
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78096

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Current location

Glebe Cemetery
Moorefield
Stranraer
Wigtown
Dumfries And Galloway
DG9 7ND
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 05262 60504
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
...../ALSO THEIR SONS/JAMES [MCGUFFIE], CPL, R.A.S.C./DIED IN ITALY/24TH JANY 1945 AGED 30 YEARS/THOMAS WHYTE/LIEUT. 6TH AIRBORNE DIV./KILLED IN ACTION/WESTERN EUROPE/31ST MARCH 1945 AGED 28 YEARS/...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mcguffie, James
Mcguffie, Thomas Whyte
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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