Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Barnet
Town
Finchley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81864

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Current location

Grave reference H.5.57
East Finchley Cemetery
East End Road
Finchley
Barnet
Greater London
N2 0UL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 26035 89719
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family plot in the form of a red inscribed semi-recumbent scroll
Inscription
/TO THE MEMORY OF/PTE. ALEXANDER MCKERCHER./LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT./3RD SON OF/JOHN AND ALICE EMILY MCKERCHER/WHO FELL IN ACTION ON THE/10TH AUGUST 1918 AGED 28 YEARS/INTERRED IN BRITISH CEMETERY/GODEWAERSVELDE./...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mckercher, Alexander
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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: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, relationship, parents, manner of death, date of death, where buried
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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