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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North East Fife
Town
Elie
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5733

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Current location

Elie Parish Church
High Street
Elie
North East Fife
Fife
KY9 1DG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 49162 00108
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque within a wooden frame. There is a carved motif in the top left-hand corner with the lettering in black and the names in two columns.
Inscription
To the Glory of God &/ to the honoured memory/ of the men of this kirk who gave their/ lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ Greater love hath no man than this that a man/ lay down his life for his friends.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Ord
Affleck, William G
Anderson, James M
Bisset, Walter F E
Cattanach, James
Crowley, Alfred B
Donaghy, John
Dunsire, Andrew
Dunsire, John H
Gordon, Archibald P S
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Kirk Session
Reference

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