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
79421

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Current location

To the right of the Bruce Gardens cemetery entrance.
Tomnahurich Cemetery
Bruce Gardens
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV3 5ER
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 65428 44288
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to upright, red granite, family gravestone on a footer. The lettering is incised. The dressed face of the semi cicular top is decorated with flowers and leaves below which is a compass symbol.
Inscription
…./IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS CHILDREN/PTE. JOHN CAMERON 8628/2ND BATT. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/BORN AT INVERNESS, 21ST. OCT. 1892,/KILLED IN ACTION/AT ST. ELOI, BELGIUM, ON 23. FEB. 1915/ ALSO/................................... AND HIS SON/ SGT. ALEXANDER CAMERON 65147/ 24TH BATT. VICTORIA RIFLES OF CANADA/ BORN AT INVERNESS, 10TH DEC.1890/ KILLED IN ACTION/ N.W. OF COURCELETTE, FRANCE/ ON 29TH SEPT. 1918.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cameron, Alexander
Cameron, 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, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, place of birth, date of birth, service number
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 145, height 1360, width 640
    Materials: Granite - Red
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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