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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
79356

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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 tapering sandstone pillar on a 3 stage base
Inscription
…../KILLED IN ACTION/DONALD REGINALD SIMPSON/7TH BATT. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/KILLED IN ACTION ON 23RD-28TH APRIL 1917/BURIED AT FELICHY CHAPEL, NEAR ARRAS/AGED 20 YEARS/DUGALD THOMAS SIMPSON/7TH BATT. ROYAL HIGHLANDERS/(BLACK WATCH)/REPORTED MISSING 8TH-15TH APRIL 1919/AFTERWARDS REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION/ON THAT DATE/PLACE OF BURIAL UNKNOWN/NEAR MEREILLE/AGED 19 YEARS/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Simpson, Donald Reginald
Simpson, Dugald Thomas
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, regiment, manner of death, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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