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Hi Anthony,

Thank you so much for doing this .
By the sounds of it it was typical Glasgow weather .
I live in London so that's why I couldn't visit the cemetery but am hoping to come up to Glasgow perhaps April/May , when the weather hopefully is a bit warmer.
I hope to visit the Mitchell library when I am there and if I have time maybe the cemetery .
Is the Cemetery in or near London Road ? as that is where a lot of my ancestors lived.

It looks to be a very well kept cemetery.

You're very welcome - yes the Cemetery is right on London Rd - see plan/map here -

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=678193.0

https://goo.gl/maps/n5uBNeUeumaX1mV97

I'm also happy to try and answer any local questions - I'm from the area or indeed help out at the Mitchell as I'm there regularly researching my own FT. 

best wishes

Anthony

Hi Skippy

I was in Dalbeth today for a very short time but the weather was horrible and I wasnt therefore able to spend as much time as I'd have liked.

My initial findings are that I suspect your ancestor is in an unmarked grave or where a headstone has been removed/vandalised etc. 

This stone is very close to your Lair 255 in Section 16:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WBDdS2YP9mMdATJDA

The 'Hughes stone is at Section 16, lair 259:

https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/665828/hughes,-/

I stepped back from 259 to approx 255 and as I said I believe the grave is now unmarked:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WRFeKu3noXpm72oX8

The two small stones in the immediate foreground are in the row behind your ancestor.  I believe your ancestor is resting in the spot immediately in front of these stones (towards bottom of the picture). 

I'd be happy to meet you and show how I arrived at this - I coudl of course have made a mistake.

Hope this helps

Anthony

That would be great, would really appreciate that. Won’t be in Glasgow until the end of February. Thanks again.

No problem, I’ll try to get down at some point this week.

Thank you.

Thanks Monica.