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
79541

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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 upright, pink granite, family gravestone on a double footer - the lower of rough granite and the upper of pink dressed granite. There is a heavy curved top with the letter 'M' incised in the centre. The lettering is incised in cream.
Inscription
…./AND THEIR ONLY SON/CAPTAIN DAVID MELVILLE M.C./4TH BATT. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN BELGIUM ON 25TH OCTOBER 1918/AGE 22 YEARS INTERRED IN HARLEBEKE CEMETERY, BELGIUM/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Melville, David
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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, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, place of burial, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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