PRIVATE JOHNSTONE MACPHERSON
THE BLACK WATCH
1ST NOVEMBER 1914 AGE 34
BURIED: YPRES TOWN CEMETERY EXTENSION, BELGIUM
In earlier days the laying out of a body carried great significance, not only for the dead but for their family too. Traditionally these offices were carried out by the women, with the body remaining in the family home, being watched over, until the funeral. All these customs brought a comfort that was denied to those bereaved by the war.