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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kirkcaldy
Town
Kirkcaldy
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30525

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Current location

Bennochy Church
Meldrum Road
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 5HS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 26720 92470
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • St Andrews Church
    Kirkcaldy
    Kirkcaldy
    Fife
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NT 281 923
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Abbots Rude Church
    Kirkcaldy
    Fife
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Abbotshall Church
    Kirkcaldy
    Fife
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: United Free Church
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Description
Wall mounted plaque with inscription and border. When moved to Bennochy Church in 2011 it was placed on a new wooden backboard
Inscription
I.H.S./TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/(Names)/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED AS A MARK OF ESTEEM & LOVE BY/ THE CONGREGATION OF ABBOTSHALL UNITED FREE CHURCH 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bristow, Frederick
Chapman, Robert E
Dempster, Charles
Fraser, Lannan
Grant, George T
Grieve, William
Henderson, John
Laing, David D
Leishman, Alexander
Mcgregor, Thomas B
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 660mm, width 965mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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