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
79525

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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
Large ornamental headstone of black granite on top of a large light grey granite plinth. The headstone is of neoclassical design with carved floral and urn designs on the front. The top of the headstone stands an ornamental Urn below which the stone curves in various directions. The inscription is engraved into the stone and highlighted with white paint.
Inscription
R.I.P. / IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / ALICE HORNSBY, / WIFE OF RICHARD MACMAHON / WHO DIED 27. MAY 1909, / AGED 50 YEARS. / ALSO THE ABOVE / RICHARD MACMAHON, / WHO DIED 14. JULY 1915, / AGED 57 YEARS. / ALSO THEIR SONS / RICHARD MACMAHON, / KILLED IN FRANCE, 20 NOV. 1915 / AGED 38 YEARS. / DANIEL (DAN) MACMAHON, / WHO DIED 28. MARCH 1923, / AGED 39 YEARS. / "GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN." / "THOU ART CALLED AWAY FROM EARTHLY CARE / AND WE DO MOURN FOR THEE, / BUT WE HOPE TO MEET YOU BY AND BY / BEYOND LIFE'S TROUBLED SEA."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macmahon, Richard
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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, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Black
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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