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
79531

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Current location

Tomnahurich Cemetery
Bruce Gardens
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV3 5ER
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 65594 43902
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Family grave in two parts, consisting of a roughly hewn large light grey granite plinth on top of which sits a black granite headstone which has a mainly polished face and engraved inscriptions which have been painted gold. The top and side edges are smooth but unpolished, the top section having a polished multi leaf design which sits proud of the stone under the peaked top. The top and sides are also all roughly hewn.
Inscription
In Loving Memory Of / OUR DEAR PARENTS / WILLIAM A. MCCONNELL / KILLED IN ACTION / 21ST AUGUST 1918. / MARTHA LINDEN KEARNEY / DIED 3RD SEPTEMBER 1963. / AND THEIR SONS / PATRICK KEARNEY / WHO DIED 9TH SEPTEMBER 1977. / FRANCIS HENRY / DIED 23RD JULY 1990. / ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER / MARTHA / WHO DIED 13TH JULY 1998. / R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mcconnell, William A
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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, forenames, relationships, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Black
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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