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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Dunfermline
Town
Coaledge
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 May 1920
    Attended by: Lady Dorothy Hope Morley
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5723

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Current location

At the top of the steps to the now demolished Parish Church
Coaledge
Coaledge
Dunfermline
Fife
KY4 8HB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 15366 88702
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk surmounted by a passion cross with tablets bearing inscription positioned on all faces. Memorial is set upon a stone base, with four cornerstones built diagonally on the base. Earlier images show white tablets with black lettering, later images are black tablets with white lettering.
Inscription
South face: PARISH OF MOSSGREEN/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1918/ "To the fallen"/ "The name liveth for evermore" East face: BLACK WATCH/ (Names) West face: CAMERON HLDRS/ (Names)/ SEAFORTH HLDRS/ (Names)/ HIGHLAND L I/ (Names)/ ROYAL SCOTS/ (Names) North face: R A M C/ (Names)/ SCOTS GUARDS/ (Names)/ K O S B/ (Names)/ M G C/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan, Robert
Anderson, David
Bartie, Thomas
Bennet, David
Beveridge, George
Beveridge, James
Beveridge, Robert
Beveridge, Robert
Beveridge, Walter
Brown, Thomas
See details for all 79 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 79
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 79
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment
    Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 1200 mm, height 3600 mm, width 1200 mm
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Fife Regional Council
Reference
  • Dunfermline Journal, 29 May 1920 - Account of unveiling
  • Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic2786.html
  • Carter Postcard Collection UL1
  • The Scotsman 24 May 1920. WAR MEMORIALS UNVEILING AT MOSSGREEN.— There was unveilied on Saturday at Mossgreen, Fife, a memorial to the men in the ecclesiastical parish of Mossgreen who fell in the war. Bearing the names of 79 men, the memorial is in the form of an obelisk set upon a stone base, with four cornerstones built diagonally on the base. At the unveiling ceremony, which was performed by Lady Dorothy Hope Morley, daughter of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, there was a large assembly of the parishioners. The Rev. A. J. Kesting, minister of the parish, presided. An address was given by the Earl of Buckinghamshire.

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