St John's Church WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Church Fabric / Fitting: Table

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 10 October 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Dedicated
Date: 10 October 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

58302

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Current location

St John's Church
Church Street
Inverkeithing
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 1LG
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 13040 83065
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Communion table with a dedicatory brass plaque set on the top of it.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND THE MEMORY OF/ (Names in 3 columns)/ MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/1914-1918.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allison, Thomas J
Armer, John M
Blake, James
Chaplin, George
Hay, George
Mccreary, William
Swann, Peter R
Telford, Robert
Wykes, Fred
See details for all 9 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Table
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Condition

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Costs

Comments: The table was donated in 1919 by a private individual. It was proposed that the memorial should be a plaque placed on top of the table. The donor asked that the table be considered as part of the memorial as well.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private,public

Reference

Dunfermline Journal 16 October 1920
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