Memorial details

District
Dunfermline
Town
Dunfermline
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
102551

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Current location

On the left on entering the cemetery.
Dunfermline Cemetery
Halbeath Road
Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7RB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 10444 88084
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Grey granite upright family gravestone. The top has been seperated from the double footer. (May be at risk September 2022). The top is triangular and the face decorated with a laurel wreath below which the face is decorated with leaves and flowers. The lettering is incised in black.
Inscription
.../AND OF HIS YOUNGER SON/ HUGH MILITARY MEDALIST,/ SERGEANT, CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/ WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ ON 24TH APRIL 1917/ AGED 23 YEARS/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forrester, Hugh
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship,forenames, surname, rank, award, regiment, cause of death, date of death, place of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 140, height 1070, width 760
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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