A Son of the Rock

Despite the absence of a “Commonwealth War Graves here” sign on the gateposts we found three war graves in Abernethy churchyard.

Private J Gray, RASC, 18/11/1917, aged 33:-

Private P Scott, Royal Scots Greys, 20/2/1919, aged 28:-

Private H Rutherford, Cameron Highlanders, 10/12/1918:-

In addition several headstones commemorated war dead.

Alexander Stephen, 16/8/1018, aged 48:-

William Edmiston, 23/5/1915, aged 19:-

Private John Greenhill, 28/10/1914, aged 20:-

John Saunders, died from wounds at Boulogne, 26/5/1915, aged 35:-

Sergt Alexander Mitchell, RAF, died in Cambridge Hospital, 13/10/1918, aged 31:-

Kenneth James, CMF, 22/3/1944. aged 26:-