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Memorial: M5407

Headstone in Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery commemorating David Dreghorn Niven d. 1916 as a result of wounds sustained in the Battle of Jutland

Location

Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery, Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory / of / MY DEAR SON / JAMES D. NIVEN A.B. / H.M.S. WARSPITE / DIED OF WOUNDS / AT NAVAL HOSPITAL / QUEENSFERRY / 2ND JUNE 1916'

Details

Type: Headstone
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Warspite

Event

Battle of Jutland 1916

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Niven, David Dreghorn
Age: 31
Date of Death: 2/6/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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