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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    A, J R and P Calder

    Alexander, James Robert and Patrick Calder

    Source: Copyright Gilmour Strang

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    Current Location

    Elgin New Cemetery, Linkwood Road, Elgin, Moray, Grampian, IV30 6DH, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NJ 22690 61812

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    Type of Memorial
    Addition to gravestone
    WMR Reference Number
    79101
    Description
    Upright family gravestone which is constructed from polished black granite with semicircular top, under which is decorated with etched ivy leaves. The lettering has been engraved into the stone and highlighted with gold paint. The gravestone sits on top of a base plinth of an unknown stone.
    Inscription
    In Loving Memory Of / GEORGE CALDER / BELOVED GUSBAND OF / MARGARET ESSLEMONT / WHO DIED AT ASHGROVE / 15TH OCT. 1924 AGED 64 YEARS. / ALSO THEIR SONS / ALEXANDER [CALDER], SEA .HIGHRS / WHO WAS KILLED IN FRANCE / 9TH APRIL 1917 AGED 21 YEARS. / JAMES ROBERT SCTS. CANDS. / DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN BELGIUM, / 1ST NOV. 1917 AGED 31 YEARS. / PATRICK SEA. HIGHRS. / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / 8TH AUGUST 1918 AGED 20 YEARS / ALSO THE SAID / MARGARET ESSLEMONT / WHO DIED AT ELGIN / 11TH MAY 1961 AGED 95 YEARS. / JOHN / WHO DIED AT KULIN, W. AUSTRALIA, / 14TH JAN. 1970 AGED 69 YEARS.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname, forenames, relationships, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age

    Components

    Gravestone

    Made from: Granite - Black


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    79101

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    • Alexander Calder https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/262432/a-calder/
    • James Robert Calder https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/432139/james-robert-calder/
    • Patrick Calder https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/596715/p-calder/
    • Find a Grave - Alexander Calder - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17655166/alexander-calder
    • Find a Grave - James Robert Calder - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12070287/james_robert-calder
    • Find a Grave - Patrick Calder - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206060063/patrick-calder
    • Private, 266465, Alexander Calder, 6th Seaforth Highlanders.
    • Private, 424641, John Robert Calder, 78th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).
    • Corporal, 18794, Patrick Calder, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders.