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
79310

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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
Addition to family gravestone which is a grey granite square pillar on a granite footer which stands in a low enclosure. Each face, at the top, is decorated with scrolls and it is surmounted by a closed granite urn. The lettering is in white and is incised.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF /OUR SONS /ALEXANDER RALPH, /DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED/ IN ACTION / 23RD APRIL 1916 AGED 27,/ BURIED IN LILLERS/CEMETERY, FRANCE./ WILLIAM RALPH,/KILLED IN ACTION /AT THE BATTLE OF ARRAS/ 28TH MARCH 1918 AGED 21./…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ralph, Alexander
Ralph, William
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, forename, relationshipsm manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 470, height 2610, width 470
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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