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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), First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 August 1920
    Attended by: Brigadier General Sir Robert Cranston KCVO C, of Edinburgh
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
85340

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Previous locations
  • St John's Church
    Kirkcaldy
    Kirkcaldy
    Fife
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description
Marble Tablet with a central dedication, flanked by columns of names
Inscription
IN/PROUD/AND/GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/AND/TO THE HONOUR OF THOSE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/KING AND COUNTRY/BY LAND AND SEA/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914 TO 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, R
Baxter, D S
Bayne, J
Berwick, J
Christie, J W
Downie, P
Elder, J
Fisher, J
Fleming, J C
Goodsir, W M
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forename, rank, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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