Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Renfrew
- Town
- Paisley
- County
- Strathclyde
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 91037
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Current location
46
Woodside Cemetery and Crematorium
Broomlands Street
Paisley
Renfrew
Strathclyde
PA1 2NB
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NS 47087 63876
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Addition to grey granite family gravestone, which was recumbent, face up, in March 2023. The top panel of the stone has a Latin cross in relief. The lower panel has the inscription in raised gold painted lead lettering.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/WILLIAM NISBET WATERS/CAPT 6TH (RESERVE) A & S.H/KILLED IN ACTION AT/LONGUEVAL, FRANCE, 28TH/JULY 1916, AGED 38 YEARS/ [continues with his 3 children who had all pre-deceased and his wife who died in 1935 aged 56]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Waters, William Nisbet
See details - 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 death, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Gravestone
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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