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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kirkcaldy
Town
Dysart
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 9 October 1921
    Attended by: Mrs Watson who had lost both her sons in the war
  • Dedicated
    Date: 9 October 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57050

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Current location

Closed as a Church in 2007. Various uses since. The external Site at risk from vandalism
The former Barony Church
Junction of Windmill Road and Normand Road
Dysart
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 2XQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 30200 93280
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Stone tablet. Names and dedicatory inscription carved on the Ravelstone entablature. The panels which bear the names are embellished with symbolic bosses representing the rose and the thistle, with oak and laurel for strength and honour. Around the names is a moulding of Corsehill stone.
Inscription
(WW1 Names in 2 columns)/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/OF THOSE OF THIS CHURCH WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS /1914-1918+ 1939-1945/[names in 2 columns]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bain, David
Barclay, Alexr.
Brown, Robert
Brown, Samuel
Buchan, Andrew
Burnet, Thomas
Burt, David
Cairns, William
Campbell, Frank
Cargill, John
See details for all 96 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 74
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 74
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Ravelston
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Corsehill
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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