The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

David McNay · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject: St Andrews - I'm an idiot.

I have photographs of two church memorials from St Andrews. Like a complete muppet I didn't take a note of the names of the churches.

Could someone try and identify them for me?

The first one is towards the "bottom end" of the town centre, near some car parks. I think it may be Hope Park Church. Annoyingly I have no photograph of the outside.

The second one I think might be Episcopal. The memorial is in a kind of "courtyard". The church itself is at the opposite end of the town to the other church, and is near that ruined castle on the cliff edge.

In these photos I appear to have carelessly cut Jesus's head off.

If someone can help me correct my juvenile schoolboy error of not doing my homework we can get these two memorials posted propery, and add another two to our growing catalogue.

Cheers,

David

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject:

I think the first post may indeed be Hop Park Church;

HOPE PARK CHURCH WW1
UKNIWM Ref: 44444

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THE CONGREGATION WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

6 NAMES

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

The second;

ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
UKNIWM Ref: 44463

DESCRIPTION
STONE TABLET MOUNTED INTO EXTERNAL WALL. INCISED LETTERING.

1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE, AMEN.

GREAT WAR - 8 NAMES
WW2 - 9 NAMES

DelBoy · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: Cook/Gook

I have trancribed onto the forum this memorial, on the thread in Fife Churches.

Can anyone identify the casualty W.J. Morrison Cook (Gook?)?

Derek.

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject:

This man...

COOK , William J
Service Number 4868
Date Death 20/10/1916
Decoration
Place of birth St Andrews
Other 4th Bn.
SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)
Rank Pte
Theatre of death F.& F.

COOK, WILLIAM J. MORISON
Initials: W J M
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 20/10/1916
Service No: 4868
Additional information: Son of Mary Gillie Cook and the late William Cook (Headmaster, Ayton Public School, Berwickshire), of St. Andrew'S, Fife.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 8.
Cemetery: CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY

DelBoy · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject:

Ah, thanks for that.

Derek.