Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Hamilton
Town
Blantyre
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89376

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Current location

High Blantyre Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Blantyre
Hamilton
Strathclyde
G72 0HA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone, with pinned lead lettering most of which is missing, but it recites that John Denholm Maxwell is the son of A B Maxwell and Janet Strachan. It also states he died while a prisoner at Hamelin Hospital and was initially buried there before being reinterred.
Inscription
.…/JOHN DENHOLM [MAXELL]/DIED OF WOUNDS 1ST JUNE 1918 WHILE PRISONER OF WAR IN HAMELIN HOSPITAL/BURIED THERE AND NOW RE-INTERRED/BRITISH SOLDIERS CEMETERY NIEUWERZWEREN CASSEL GERMANY AGED 27 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Maxwell, John Denholm
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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, manner of death, date of death, age, relationships, original and final places of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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