Memorial

Second Lieutenant G Wade

Family gravestone

Source: Gilmour Strang

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Current Location

Weirhill Cemetery, Huntly Road, Melrose, Ettrick And Lauderdale, Borders, TD6 9SB, Scotland

NT 54172 34028

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 106585
Description: Addition to family gravestone which is a Latin cross on a two step base. The upper has a scroll with a name and dates on it. The lower has the commemoration. The gravestone is lying on the ground (August 2023).the lettering is raised lead.
Inscription: .../ALSO IN LOVONG MEMORAY OF/ HER BROTHER GEORGE 2nd Lieut. A.&S.H./ CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND LILA WADE/ WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN HIS 21ST YEAR/ THROUGH THE SINKING OF THE/ TRANSPORT INVERNIA 1ST JANY 1917

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Died: 1
Information shown: relationship, forename, surname, rank, regiment, cause of death, age, date of death, place of death

Gravestone

Made from: Granite

Condition: At Risk