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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Motherwell
Town
Holytown
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89493

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Current location

258
Holytown Cemetery
Edinburgh Road
Holytown
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML1 5RU
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 77175 60746
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
.…/THEIR SONS/PTE. JAMES GREENSHIELDS/1ST BLACK WATCH/KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS/30TH OCT. 1914 AGED 35 YEARS/PTE. CHARLES GREENSHIELDS/AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/8TH AUG.1916 AGED 22 YEARS/……...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Greenshields, Charles
Greenshields, James
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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