Kirkcaldy High School WW1 and WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 9 October 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

55311

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Current location

Kirkcaldy High School
Dunnikier Way
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3LR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 27613 93863
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Large wooden paneled memorial with five large brass plaques.

Inscription

KIRKCALDY HIGH SCHOOL/1914-1919/ROLL OF HONOUR/ Central panel/plaque: ERECTED TO/ THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY/ IN DEFENCE OF/ RIGHT AND FREEDOM/ IN THE GREAT WAR/TEACHERS/(Names)/FORMER PUPILS/(Names). Far left and right panels: KIRKCALDY HIGH SCHOOL / ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 53
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 105
Served and returned: 0
Died: 105
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename
Order of information: rank

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1216&mforum=warmemscot
Fife Free Press 15 October 1921
Book- The Memorial in the School- by John Breck, 2014, published Reveille Press

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