Lochgelly War Memorial

WM name reference IWM8515


Current Location:

St Serf's Church (formerly MacAinsh Parish Church) Bank Street Lochgelly Dunfermline Fife KY5 9AG


Description:

ELTIC OBELISK WITH ELABORATE CARVING, WITH WALL SURROUND ON STEPPED BASE OF VARYING HEIGHT. FIRST WORLD WAR NAMES ON TABLETS ON LOWER HALF OF WALL AND SECOND WORLD WAR NAMES ON UPPER HALF. A tablet for Iraq is mounted on the wall to the left. LAURELS OF VICTORY, CROSS, SCOTTISH LION, CROSSED SWORD & FLAG, ARMS OF THE BURGH - ALL ON FRONT FACE


Campaign:

World War 1


Inscription:

n Obelisk: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ OF LOCHGELLY/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR FREEDOM/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR Tablets on wall behind Obelisk: (WWI Names) Tablets on wall behind Obelisk: 1939 1945/ (Names) Tablet on wall behind Obelisk: BLACK WATCH IRAQ 2004/ (Name)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Cunningham Robert 20-10-1915 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Denigan John -- Lochgelly War Memorial View
Dewar George 13-5-1918 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Donachie John 3-1-1915 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Heriot George 20-3-1918 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Suttie John 5-8-1917 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Swan John 22-12-1918 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Wilkie Patrick 12-11-1914 Lochgelly War Memorial View
Wilkie William 27-9-1915 Lochgelly War Memorial View

Further information:

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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:

  • Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
  • The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
  • A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
  • For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.

Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton


As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.