Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Western Islands
Town
North Tolsta (Tolastadh bho Thuath)
County
Western Isles
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82783

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Current location

North Tolsta Cemetery
B895
13 miles north of Stornoway- Park in the village
then down the lane 100 yards before the church signed Cladh Tholastadh for half a mile
above Traigh Mhor (the big beach)
North Tolsta (Tolastadh bho Thuath)
Western Islands
Western Isles
HS2 0NE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NB 54436 47785
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF/MY DEAR HUSBAND/JOHN MACLEOD/WHO WAS LOST ON/H.M.S. INVINCIBLE/31ST AMY 1916, AGED 39/ALSO MY SON/DONALD, WHO DIED AT LIVERPOOL/22ND OCT.1930, AGED 32
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macleod, John
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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, mann
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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