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    Memorial

    Private W Pringle, Trooper A B Pringle and Second Lieutenant R G Pringle

    Pringle Family Grave.

    Source: Vincent Stuart

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    Old Cemetery, Carnwath Road, Carluke, Clydesdale, ML8 4DF, Scotland

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    Type of Memorial
    Addition to gravestone
    WMR Reference Number
    89695
    Description
    Family grave in three sections, comprising of a large unpolished smooth base plinth of an unknown stone which tapers inwards on all sides at the top. On top of this base sits a further upper plinth made from grey granite which is polished on all sides, on the front face it has an etched border around the edges of the stone. This upper plinth also tapers inwards on all sides at the top of it. The top section is the main headstone which has a shallow arch at its peak which flattens out towards the edges. Underneath he top is a lightly etched floral design and underneath that is an etched area to look like a ledge, towards the sides of the stone this juts out slightly. The inscriptions are engraved into the face of the stone.
    Inscription
    Erected by / DRUMMOND PRINGLE / IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE / JANET SOMMERVILLE / WHO DIED 5TH MAY 1899 / AGED 68 YEARS. / THE ABOVE DRUMMOND PRINGLE / DIED 31ST MAY 1901 AGED 78YEARS. / WILLIAM PRINGLE / DIED 1ST SEP. 1927 AGED 67 YEARS, / SOMMERVILLE PRINGLE / DIED IN INFANCY. / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / PTE WILLIAM PRINGLE 8TH H.L.I. / 11TH MARCH 1915 AGED 18 YEARS / TPR. ALEX. B. PRINGLE L.I.Y. / 16TH OCT. 1916 AGED 21 YEARS / 2ND LIEUT. ROBERT G PRINGLE 8TH H.L.I. / 23RD APRIL 1917 AGED 25 YEARS.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age

    Components

    Gravestone

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    • CWGC - William - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1560814/william-pringle/
    • Private, 7681, William Pringle, 8th Highland Light Infantry.
  • Find a Grave - William - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15283543/william-gray-pringle
  • CWGC - Alexander - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1549472/alexander-pringle/
  • Lance Corporal, 40526, Alexander Barrie Pringle, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers.
  • Find a Grave - Alexander - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12560041/alexander-barrie-pringle
  • CWGC - Robert - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/325388/r-g-pringle/
  • Second Lieutenant, Robert Gray Pringle, 8th Highland Light Infantry.
  • Find a Grave - Robert - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24304458/robert-gray-pringle