Strathkinness War Memorial - Fife, Scotland - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The small village of Strathkinness sits on a hill in north-east Fife, three miles to the west of St Andrews. The war memorial can be found near the centre on the corner of Main Street and Church Road and faces south-west. It was unveiled on July 24th 1921.

The granite memorial takes the form of a Celtic cross on a tapering shaft above a tapering plinth set on a red gravel surround. The inscription on the plinth reads as follows:

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919'

There are 23 names with rank and unit:

Pte. W. Adamson - Black Watch
Pte. D. Brown - Scots Guards
Pte. D. Bisset - Black Watch
Pte. J. Christie - Black Watch
Pte. J. Cunningham - Labour Corps
Pte. J. Duncan - Black Watch
Pte. A. Falls - Black Watch
Capt. G.B. Gilroy M.C. - Black Watch
Lieut, K.R. Gilroy - Black Watch
Pte. D. Hamilton M.M. - Black Watch
Pte. R. Henderson - R.G.A.
Pte. R.Herd - Black Watch
Pte. D. Kirkcaldy - A.&S. Highrs.
Pte. C. Kirkcaldy - A.&S. Highrs.
Pte. D. Laing - Gordon Highrs.
Pte. A Lessels - R.A.S.C.
Pte. J. Lumsden - Black Watch
Pte. J. Mackie - Black Watch
Pte. A. McDonald - Black Watch
Pte. J. Rooke - Gordon Highrs.
L.Cpl. J. Stark - Highland L.I.
Pte. D. Stewart - Black Watch
Capt. J. Young - Australian Forces

A further 5 names were unveiled on the plinth from World War II on November 12th 1950.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/24/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Strathkinness War Memorial Main Street Strathkinness, Fife Scotland KY16 9XR Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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