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
79237

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Current location

Tomnahurich Cemetery
Bruce Gardens
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV3 5ER
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 65495 44106
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a tall tapering, red granite, pillar on a rough granite base. The top is a pyramid and the face at the top is decorated with a scroll design. The lettering is raised lead. The inscription is on the side of the column.
Inscription
IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JOHN B. JOHNSTONE, / WHO DIED AT / 34 CHARLES STREET, / 18TH APRIL 1904, / AGED 67 YEARS. / ALSO HIS WIFE / MARGARET WOOD, / DIED 17TH MARCH 1924, / AGED 86 YEARS. / AND THEIR CHILDREN / JOHANN, / DIED 24TH AUGUST 1912. / WILLIAM [JOHNSTONE] / KILLED IN ACTION / AT SOISSONS, FRANCE / 31ST JULY 1918. / MARGARET, / DIED 12TH JANUARY 1946.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Johnstone, William
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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, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 445, height 3180, width 445
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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