Dunfermline Boer War

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 7 November 1903
Attended by: Colonel E G Grogan CB
Dedicated
Date: 7 November 1903
Attended by: Rev Robert Stevenson MD
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

8523

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Current location

Dunfermline Abbey
St Margaret’s Street
Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 08982 87307
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description

Moulded Norman arch with massive tablet inset, flanked by two pillars. St Andrews cross positioned at top centre above inscription. Carved feather bonnets, claymore and belts, and laurel wreath positioned at base of tablet.

Inscription

TO THE MEMORY OF/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN FROM/ DUNFERMLINE AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN ACTION OR DIED DURING THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN/ OCTOBER 1899 - 1902/ (Names)/ ALSO/ (Names)/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Balfour, James
Bowie, Robert
Cooper, James
Drysdale, James
Hempseed, Samuel
Henderson, David
Irvine, George
Lamont, Patrick
Masterton, Adam
Mcque, John
See details for all 17 names

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
Order of information: regiment THEN rank THEN surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 3500 mm, width 1800 mm
Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone

Condition

Dunfermline and District South African Campaign / Boer War 1899-1902
WMO ID: 160938
Condition: Fair [last updated on 03-01-2014]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Abbey custodians

Reference

Images- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/160938/
Dunfermline Journal 7 November 1903
Cowdenbeath & Lochgelly Echo, 11 November 1903
warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2894&mforum=warmemscot

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