Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Argyll And Bute
Town
Oban
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
79706

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Current location

Pennyfuir Cemetery
A85
Oban
Argyll And Bute
Strathclyde
PA34 5TX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 86652 31553
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a tall grey granite, pedimented pillar
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ALEXANDER/WILLIAM LORNE CHALMERS/ROYAL NAVY/KILLED IN ACTION ON MAY 28TH 1944/AGED 19 YEARS/SON OF DR. W.K. CHALMERS AND/GRANDSON OF WILLIAM CHALMERS/ALTNACRAIG, OBAN/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chalmers, Alexander William Lorne
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, service, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 660, height 2740, width 660
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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