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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Motherwell
Town
Bellshill
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89867

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Current location

Bothwell Park Cemetery
New Edinburgh Road
Bellshill
Motherwell
Strathclyde
ML4 3Hh
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone- a pedimented obelisk surmounted by an urn
Inscription
.…/ALSO THEIR SONS/THOMAS ROBERTSON/48TH CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS/KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES/25TH APRIL 1915, AGED 25 YEARS/HE ANSWERED HIS LAST CALL/GEORGE ROBERTSON A & S H/KILLED IN ACTION AT SOMME/15TH SEP. 1915, AGED 26 YEARS/JAMES ROBERTSON, 7TH CAMERONS/KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS/28TH MARCH 1916, AGED 27 YEARS/…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robertson, George
Robertson, James
Robertson, Thomas
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Urn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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