Donald McLachlan Turnbull

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Southampton
Town: Southampton
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 78586

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Current location

Southampton Old Cemetery ref G48 45
188
Southampton Old Cemetery
Hill Lane
Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 5AH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 41232 13519
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Grey stone gravestone , straight vertical sides , complex series of curves at top , low relief carvings of leaves , an anchor and a thistle , all the dedications incised and coloured black , the gravespace defined by a low stone kerb .

Inscription

MEMORIES DEAR/DONALD McLACHLAN /SON OF R AND I TURNBULL/KILLED IN THE S AFRICAN WAR 1900/AGED 26 YEARS /………/AND THEIR SON ROBERT/WHO DIED SEPT 21ST 1944 FROM WOUNDS/RECEIVED IN 1942 WHEN SERVING WITH THE MEF/AGED 29 YEARS /HE SAID " BE OF GOOD CHEER"/ note - The commemoration wording is unclear but CWGC records show that this is the grave of Robert Turnbull , and the grave appears to be a family plot . Donald McLachlan Turnbull died in South Africa , so that part of the dedication is treated as a memorial .

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Turnbull, Donald Mclachlan
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Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: given names , surname ,family relationship , place of death ,date of death, age at death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: depth 5 cms, height 1.2 metres, width .5 metres
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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