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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dunfermline
Town
Dunfermline
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr John Fraser (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 November 1921
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 13 November 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58285

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Current location

St Andrew Erskine Church
Robertson Road
Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 0BF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • Co-operative Funeral Services
    Dewar Street
    Dunfermline
    Dunfermline
    Fife
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • St Andrew Erskine Church
    Pilmuir Street
    Dunfermline
    Dunfermline
    Fife
    KY12 7EB
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • In the vestibule
    St Andrew's Church
    Chapel Street
    Dunfermline
    Dunfermline
    Fife
    KY12 7AW
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NO 090 870
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
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Description
Brass plaque in an oak frame. The base projects to form a table. Backboard is surmounted by a carved and draped cross. The memorial was restored before its move in 2018, at which time the frame was lost. The Cross was lost when it was moved to the Co-operative Funeral parlour.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL/REMEMBRANCE OF/[names in 2 columns]/WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, Daniel
Anderson, John
Armour, Alexander
Arnot, Adam
Blyth, Thomas
Bower, Robert
Bowman, David
Bowman, William
Boyd, Robert
Cassells, William
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 2896mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Dunfermline Press 19 November 1921
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin, February 2019, page 9

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