- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 114041
- Description
- The family headstone is composed of three sections. The base is a large plinth made from a light-coloured stone, bearing the maker’s name. It tapers slightly upwards towards the centre, where it meets the upper plinth. The upper plinth, crafted from black granite, features a highly polished front face with reverse-carved lettering displaying the family name in relief. Its sides and rear surfaces are smooth but unpolished, as is the top, which also tapers upwards to meet the main headstone.
The main headstone, also of black granite, has a polished front with a shallow arched top. Beneath the arch is a reverse-carved design depicting branches arranged in a basket-arch pattern that spreads into leaves and rosettes. Below this is a motif resembling a flat-topped pyramid, and beneath that, a large rectangular panel occupies most of the face. This panel is framed by an engraved decorative border with corner flourishes and classical motifs. The inscriptions are engraved into the stone and highlighted with gold paint. The sides, top, and rear surfaces of the headstone remain unpolished.
- Inscription
- Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / OUR DEAR MOTHER / CATHERINE LEASK ANNAND / WHO DIED 23RD AUGUST 1933, / AGED 67 YEARS. / ALSO OUR DEAR BROTHER / PTE. ALEXANDER ANNAND / 1/4 GORDON HIGHLANDERS / WHO FELL IN ACTION / 23RD APRIL 1917, AGED 27 YEARS / INTERRED ROEUX BRITISH CEMETERY / NEAR ARRAS. / ALSO OUR DEAR FATHER / ALEXANDER ANNAND / WHO DIED 30TH APRIL 1905, / AGED 49 YEARS. / ALSO OUR DEAR SISTER CATHERINE / WHO DIED 11TH FEB. 1952. / ALSO OUR DEAR BROTHER / WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK / WHO DIED 13TH JUNE 1969. / ANNAND