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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North East Fife
Town
Strathkinness
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th July 1921
    Attended by: Dr. James Younger of Mount Melville
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th November 1950
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24th July 1921
    Attended by: Rev. Walter M'Leod, parish minster and Rev. James Whyte, U.F. Church, Ceres.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5737

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Current location

Church Road/ Main Street
Strathkinness
North East Fife
Fife
KY16 9XR
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NO 45887 16275
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross set on a tapering shaft and tapering plinth with a red gravel surround.
Inscription
6o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. 9 o'clock face: THOSE WHO LAID DOWN/THEIR LIVES/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, W
Bissett, D
Brown, D
Christie, J
Cunningham, J
Duncan, J
Falls, A
Gilroy, G B
Gilroy, K R
Gourlay, L
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initial of forename, regiment,
    Order of information: Surname.
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations, regiment
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=1510&mforum=warmemscot
  • St. Andrews Citizen - Saturday 18 November 1950 OUR BUGLERS
  • St. Andrews Citizen - Saturday 30 July 1921 STRATHKINNESS WAR MEMORIAL

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