Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Kirkcaldy
- Town
- Kinghorn
- County
- Fife
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: May 1921
Attended by: Mrs Russell, deceased`s sister - Dedicated
Date: May 1921
Attended by: Revd Mr Park, of Leith - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 56511
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Kinghorn Parish Church
St James' Place
Kinghorn
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY3 9TU
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 27167 86951
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Single-light stained glass window depicting a cloaked, armour-clad knight. Dedicatory wall mounted stone tablet beneath with incised inscription.
- Inscription
- Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN TENDER MEMORY OF THEIR SON / CAPT. JAMES JARDINE DOBIE, D.S.O, M.C. / 3RD.. (K.O.) HUSSARS, / WHO FELL IN ACTION NEAR CREVECOEUR, 30. SEP. 1918 / THE ABOVE WINDOW IS DEDICATED BY / REV. W. AND M.H. JARDINE DOBIE.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dobie, James Jardine
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, honours, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
Order of information: Rank, forenames, surname, honours, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass - Tablet
Measurements: height 508mm, width 790mm
Materials: Stone
- Window
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=8059&mforum=warmemscot
- Dundee Advertiser Tuesday 31st May 1921 // MEMORIAL TO FALLEN KINGHORN CAPTAIN // A stained glass window has been unveiled in Kinghorn Parish Church in memory of Captain J Jardine Dobie DSO,MC who fell in action. The dedication service was conducted by Rev Mr Park, Leith while Mrs Russell, deceased`s sister, performed the unveiling ceremony. Captain Dobie was the only son of Rev William Dobie of Glassmount, Minister Emeritus of Kinghorn Parish Church.
- Military Cross citation -London Gazette 23 July 1918 page 8794 Capt. (A./Maj.) James Jardine Dobie, D.S.O., Hrs. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when commanding his squadron. Finding that he was no longer necessary in his position, he obtained leave, to rejoin his regiment engaged in a counter-attack. He took command of the front line, and after the objectives had been seized, it was in great measure due to his courage and determination that the consolidation of the line was successfully accomplished. // His DSO was announced in the London Gazette 31 May 1918 page 6458
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-56511
For queries, please contact [email protected].