Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Kirkcaldy
Town
Kinglassie
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85473

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Current location

immediately south of Mitchell Hall
Main Street
Kinglassie
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY5 0XA
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 22951 98612
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A mercat cross on a pedestal and 3 steps, surmounting a rough stone base. The tablets are of white marble- 1 for the dedication, 2 for the WW1 names and a 4th for WW2
Inscription
Tablet 1-ERECTED BY/THE PARISHIONERS/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE MEN/WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR/1914 TO 1918 Tablets 2 & 3- [names] Tablet 4-SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, John
Archibald, John
Banks, Hugh
Barbour, Archibald
Barbour, Daniel
Brooksbank, Thomas
Craig, Henry
Crawford, James
Drennan, Frank
Ford, James C
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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