Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
North East Fife
Town
West Wemyss
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 February 1921
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84109

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Current location

entrance to the former St Aidrian's Kirk
Croftamorie
West Wemyss
North East Fife
Fife
KY1 4SR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 32756 94828
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A shrine constructed in sandstone across what appears to have originally been the entrance gateway to the old kirk. The flanking pillars bear the date 1703 which is presumably the date of the construction of the kirk itself. The memorial has three bronze tablets bearing the commemoration and names of the dead, with a shield and lion rampant carved in the sandstone above, and a wreath and the words 'PRO PATRIA' in bronze beneath. Cast iron railings surround the frontage of the memorial. According to the Historic Scotland listing there is a WW2 memorial inside the church, no details can be traced of this memorial- a physical visit is required.
Inscription
Dedication Plaque-THIS MONUMENT/RECORDING THEIR NAMES/IS DEDICATED TO/THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO WENT OUT FROM/THE BURGH OF BARONY/OF WESTER WEMYSS /IN THE GREAT WAR /1914 - 1918/AND GAVE THEIR LIVES /IN DEFENCE OF /TRUTH AND FREEDOM/ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS Left Hand Side Plaque-[ the fallen to 15 January 1917] Right Hand Side Plaque-[the fallen from 21 April 1917]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Black, George
Black, James
Bowe, David
Burt, Alexander
Christie, George
Christie, William N
Clark, Robert
Coventry, Andrew
Coventry, David B S
Ednie, Henry
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: date of death THEN surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Cast Iron
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=3956&mforum=warmemscot#3956 WWI ROLL OF HONOUR: Black George Dorset Regiment Private K.I.A. 21st April 1917 Black James Black Watch Private 8th Black Watch K.I.A. 25th September 1915 Bowe David Gordon Highlanders Private 8th Gordons K.I.A. 12th September 1915 Burt Alexander Royal Naval Division Leading Seaman Nelson Battalion R.N.D. K.I.A. 13th November 1916 Christie George Black Watch Private 8th Black wacth K.I.A. 12th October 1917 Christie William N. King's Own Scottish Borderers Private 7th K.O.S.B. K.I.A. 26th September 1915 Clark Robert Black Watch Private 2nd Black Watch K.I.A. 13th January 1916 Coventry Andrew Machine Gun Corps Private Prisoner of War Died 22nd. September 1918 Coventry David B.S. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Private 12th A&S.H. K.I.A. 19th September 1918 Ednie Henry Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner K.I.A. 6th April 1918 Fairfull Thomas Royal Field Artillery Doctor K.I.A. 11th September 1917 Foster Magnus R. Royal Scots Private 16th Royal Scots K.I.A. 1st July 1916 Gray William Royal Scots Fusiliers Private 6th R.S.F. Died 15th January 1917 Gunn John Black Watch Private 8th Black watch K.I.A. 27th September 1915 Laing Robert Seaforth Highlanders Signalman 7th Seaforths K.I.A. 11th April 1918 Low Robert Seaforth Highlanders Private 2nd Seaforths K.I.A. 1st September 1918 Peggie David Royal Scots Private 2nd R.S. K.I.A. 28th May 1915 Richardson R.T.T. Gordon Highlanders Corporal 6th Gordons K.I.A. 23rd March 1918 Shand Peter L.A. Cameron Highlanders Private 5th Camerons K.I.A. 25th September 1915 Stewart John R. Gordon Highlanders Lance Corporal 1st Gordons K.I.A. 2nd March 1916 Watson William Royal Scots Fusiliers Private 4th R.F.S. K.I.A. 8th November 1917 Wilson Richard R.H. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Private 14th A&S.H. K.I.A. 22nd March 1918

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