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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Monklands
Town
Airdrie
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89993

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Current location

New Monkland Cemetery
Condorrat Road
Airdrie
Monklands
Strathclyde
ML6 0NS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a pedimented pillar, surmounted by a broken column
Inscription
.…/WILLIAM RITCHIE AIKEN/GUNNER, R.G.A./DROWNED THROUGH ENEMY ACTION/31ST DECEMBER 1917 AGED 30 YEARS/INTERRED AT ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aiken, William Ritchie
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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 burial, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Pink
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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