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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kirkcaldy
Town
Coaltown of Wemyss
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 1923
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5738

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Current location

Community Centre (formerly the Miner's Institute)
A955
Coaltown of Wemyss
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 4NB
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 32409 95910
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Framing of Doddington stone consisting of a Pediment with supporting columns around a rectangular granite tablet for WW1 with a further small abutting rectangular tablet for WW2 at its foot. The whole is attached to the side wall of the village hall, formerly the Miner's institute.
Inscription
Centre Top of the Sandstone Surround: IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/1914-1918 Top Tablet: (WW1 Names) Lower tablet: THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Robert
Bell, Robert
Berwick, Robert
Clark, John
Cooper, Andrew
Cunningham, William
Dryburgh, Alexander
Dryburgh, Andrew
Dryburgh, John C
Dryburgh, John H
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
Good, well maintained
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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.

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