Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Clydesdale
Town
Carnwath
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89417

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Current location

Parish Church
Main Street
Carnwath
Clydesdale
Strathclyde
ML11 8JX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 97557 46417
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a pedimented column surmounted by an urn
Inscription
ERECTED BY/ALEXR & SARAH NIMMO/IN LOVINR MEMORY OF THEIR SON/CPL. JOHN NIMMO/9TH ROYAL SCOTS/DIED FROM WOUNDS/RECEIVED IN FRANCE/9TH AUG. 1916, AGED 25 YEARS/"HE DID HIS BIT"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Nimmo, 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, rank, regimemt, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Urn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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