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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Caithness
Town
Wick
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84055

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Current location

Wick Cemetery
South Road
Wick
Caithness
Highland
KW1 5NH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: ND 36175 49855
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a Celtic style cross on tapering plinth and base
Inscription
6 o'clock face of plinth- [family inscriptions] 9 o'clock face of plinth-IN LOVING MEMORY OF/BDR. JAMES A GOWANS, R.G.A./WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/AT YPRES, 25TH. AUGUST 1917/AND IS INTERRED THERE/AGED 28 YEARS/...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gowans, James A
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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, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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