Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Western Islands
Town
Laxay (Lacasaidh)- Isle of Lewis
County
Western Isles
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82764

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Current location

Laxay Cemetery
A859
12 miles south of Stornoway- 350 yards west of the church at west end of the village
south side of road
park at the church and walk there
Laxay (Lacasaidh)- Isle of Lewis
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS2 9PX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NB 32483 21888
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a red granite column, surmounted by an urn
Inscription
.…/THEIR SON/NORMAN [MACKINNON]/KILLED IN ACTION/14TH MAY 1917/AGED 3O YEARS/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mackinnon, Norman
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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
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Urn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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