Captain J K Law and Lieutenant C J Law

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Dumbarton
Town: Helensburgh
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 82560

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Current location

Helensburgh Cemetery
Old Luss Road
Helensburgh
Dumbarton
Strathclyde
G84 7ED
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 30905 82099
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Addition to family gravestone which is a main gravestone with two flanking tablets for the military casualties- Captain James Kidston to the left and Lieutenant Charles John to the right- the children of Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923.

Inscription

Left Hand Side-AND OF THEIR ELDEST SON/JAMES KIDSTON LAW/CAPTAIN 7TH ROYAL FUSILIERS/AND ROYAL FLYING CORPS/BORN 20. SEPTEMBER 1893/DIED 21. SEPTEMBER 1917/HE WAS REPORTED AS MISSING/AFTER AN AIR ACTION/WHILST SERVING WITH/THE 60TH SQUADRON R.F.C./IN FRANCE Right Hand Side-AND OF THEIR SECOND SON/CHARLES JOHN LAW/LIEUT. 2ND BATTALION/THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/BORN 21. FEBRUARY 1897/DIED 19. APRIL 1917/HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION/AT THE SECOND BATTLE OF GAZA/HIS GRAVE IS IN/THE GAZA WAR CEMETERY/PALESTINE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Law, Charles John
Law, James Kidston
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, service, date of birth, date of death, manner of death, place of death, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

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