Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
79229

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Current location

Tomnahurich Cemetery
Bruce Gardens
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV3 5ER
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 65542 44459
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black granite headstone on top of a concrete plinth. The headstone on the edges tapers away and the top is shouldered which steps up to a diagonal top below which is an ornamental 'G' design. The lettering is engraved and painted white.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / PETER GORDON / BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLA GORDON / DIED AT CRAIGELLACHIE, MILLBURN / 8 SEPTEMBER 1914, AGED 71 / AND THEIR SONS /JOHN, KILLED IN ACTION / AT FESTUBERT, 18. MAY 1915 AGED 24. / FINLAY, KILLED IN ACTION / AT PASSCHENDAELE, 31. JULY 1917 / AGED 29. / ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER / JAMESINA ISABELLA, / WHO DIED AT DELL HOUSE, MILLBURN / 19. SEPTEMBER 1938, AGED 55. / AND THE SAID / ISABELLA GORDON, / WHO ALSO DIED THERE / 12. OCTOBER 1944, AGED 89.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gordon, Finlay
Gordon, John
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, forenames, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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