Memorial

HMS Tiger

HMS Tiger memorial

Source: Gilmour Strang

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Current Location

Edge of CWGC Plot, South Queensferry Cemetery, Ferrymuir Lane, South Queensferry, City Of Edinburgh, Lothian, EH30 9PA, Scotland

NT 12731 77757

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 97101
Description: Rough hewn granite base with names and dedication inscribed in black capital letters, with a large stone cross on top. 10 names are listed, three of whom are buried in individual graves within the cemetery.
Inscription: ERECTED BY/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ H. M. S. TIGER/ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ KILLED IN ACTION 24TH JAN. 1915./ ARTHUR MATTHEWS, THOMAS BRADSHAW,/ GEORGE HENRY COUCH, JOHN ALFRED OUGH,/ WILLIAM J. BARRELL, BURIED AT SEA./ ENGINEER CAPTAIN TAYLOR,/ THOMAS ROURKE, BURIED AT HOME./ PATRICK O'MAHONY, BENJAMIN HAMBREY,/ WILLIAM A. MANSFIELD, BURIED HERE.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: Full name, date and manner of death, some names also list place of burial

Base

Height: 400

Width: 600

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Cross

Height: 1370

Width: 640

Depth: 135

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good