Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Western Islands
Town
Aignish/Eye (Isle of Lewis)
County
Western Isles
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82655

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Current location

Eye Cemetery
on the narrow spit east of Stornoway Airport
Aignish/Eye (Isle of Lewis)
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS2 0PA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NB 48223 32125
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
.…/THEIR SON GEORGE [MACSWEEN]/KILLED IN ACTION JUNE 1915/AGED 24 YEARS/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macsween, George
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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, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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