Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North East Fife
Town
Glenrothes
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 December 1926
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Gilmour DSO, MP performed the unveiling
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 December 1926
    Attended by: Reverend Anson Wood performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57990

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Current location

Fife Divisional Police HQ
Detroit Road
Glenrothes
North East Fife
Fife
KY6 2RJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 25960 99702
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Police Station
    St.Brycedale Avenue
    Kirkcaldy
    Kirkcaldy
    Fife
    KY1 1EU
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NT 27827 91639
    Denomination: Undefined
  • In the rest room at the rear of the County Building
    Fifeshire Constabulary Headquarters
    Waterend Road
    Cupar
    North East Fife
    Fife
    KY15 5HB
    Scotland

    OS Grid Ref: NO 37676 14526
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Large nowy-headed bronze WW1 plaque, with the Fife County Police crest at top-centre, beneath which is the inscription in raised lettering; also an associated oak table that bears an inscription. (Our record of the Roll of Honour comprising a cameo photograph of each of the 12 casualties named on this plaque can be found at https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/87042 ).
Inscription
(Bronze plaque): IN AFFECTIONATE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THE FIFESHIRE/ CONSTABULARY WHO/DIED FOR THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (names)/ 1914 1918 (On oak table): "Their name liveth for evermore".
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Campbell, John W
Dawson, David
Henderson, Archibald
Johnston, James
Martin, Daniel
Mcintyre, Duncan
Nicol, Alexander
Shearer, Thomas
Spence, James D
Wann, Robert
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c1070 mm, width c640 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Table
    Measurements: height c760 mm, width c1350 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Police Scotland
Reference
  • Dundee Courier 29/12/1926 (page 3) reported at length the unveiling of the Fife County Constabulary WW1 Memorial, in an article which began: "SCOTTISH SECRETARY AT CUPAR Unveils memorial to men of FIFE CONSTABULARY Who Fell in the War. The memorial to the twelve men of the Fifeshire Constabulary who gave their lives in the Great War was unveiled and dedicated yesterday at Cupar at an impressive ceremony. The memorial, which has been placed in the Rest Room of the new police quarters at the rear of the County Buildings, consists of a handsome bronze tablet containing the names of the fallen, and an oak table with the carved inscription "Their name liveth for evermore." Over the names (John W. Campbell, David Dawson, Archibald Henderson, Jas. Johnston, Daniel Martin, Duncan M'Intyre, Alexander Nicol, James D. Spence, Thomas Shearer, John T. Whyte, William L. Wilson, and Robert Wann) was the following: "In affectionate memory of the men of the Fifeshire Constabulary who died for their King and country. 1914-1918." www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19261229/032/0003
  • In the current display at Fife Divisional HQ at Glenrothes, the memorial is flanked by the WW1 plaque re Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline Burgh Police bearing 4 names (see our ref WMR 85207), and a WW2 plaque re Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline Burgh Police and Fifeshire Constabulary bearing 7 names (see our ref WMR 85219).
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