The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 930 Location: Glasgow

Kennoway - Kirkcaldy District
UKNIWM Ref No. 8530

The Kennoway war memorial is a grey granite celtic cross with wheel-head and celtic designs carved in shallow relief on the cross-head face; and a wreath in shallow relief at the base of the cross shaft. The cross stands on a tapering pedestal of rustic granite with the commemoration and names of the dead in lead lettering on the face of granite tablets set into the face of the pedestal.
The monument stands in front of the kirk on the Cupar Road.
This community has paid a high price for the 'Armed Peace' with five names added to the memorial from post World War II conflicts.
The inscription at the top of the pedestal reads:
ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S HONOUR

WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
Anderson Alexander
Anderson James D.
Birrell David D.
Braidwood John
Campbell Dugald
Campbell James
Christie Robert
Collins Mitchell
Cowper Robert
Dalrymple James
Duncan Andrew
Duncan Henry
Fleming Arthur N.S.
Hanlands Hugh
Hastie David
Hunter Thomas
Kidd John
Laing James
Leitch Charles
Melville George
Minty George
Philp David
Ritchie Robert
Robb George
Rutherford Duncan
Rutherford James
Swinton Thomas
Thomson William
Wallace David

WWII ROLL OF HONOUR:
Armstrong Robert
Black William
Brown Andrew
Collins Mitchell
Condie Gordon
Greig Jack
McDonald Andrew
Mclennan Thomas
Orr Hugh
Ramsay David
Robertson Douglas

KOREA & MALAYA:
Cunbningham Peter
Fairgrieve James
Philp Thomas

FALKLANDS:
Wilson David
Wood David

dhubthaigh · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject:

Kennoway Parish;

CUNNINGHAM, Peter
Rank: Pte
Service: Army
Service Number: 22573277
Regiment/Corps: BLACK WATCH
Place of Birth/Home Town: Methil, Fifeshire
Date of Birth: 27 April 1933
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19 November 1952
Cemetery Name: UN Memorial
Cemetery Address: Pusan
Grave: 39:2:3329
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

PHILP, Thomas Gatherum
Rank: LCpl
Service: Army
Service Number: 22595743
Regiment/Corps: BLACK WATCH
Place of Birth/Home Town: Upper Largo, Fife
Date of Birth: 25 July 1931
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18 November 1952
Cemetery Name: UN Memorial
Cemetery Address: Pusan
Grave: 39:1:3324
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

FAIRGRIEVE, James Henderson
Rank: Pte
Service: Army
Service Number: 22443880
Regiment/Corps: GORDONS
Place of Birth/Home Town: Mathic Hill, Fife - SNWM METHILLHILL
Date of Birth: 27 June 1929
Age: 22
Date of Death: 17 February 1952
Cemetery Name: Kamunting Road Cemetery, Taiping, Perak
Grave E:3:2
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

WILSON, David
Rank: Mne 1
Service: Royal Marines
Service Number: P037820V
Ship/Unit: 45 Cdo RM
Place of Birth/Home Town: Newport on Tay, Fifeshire - SNWM STATES KENNOWAY
Date of Birth: 15 March 1962
Age: 20
Date of Death: 27 May 1982
Cemetery Name: San Carlos Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Falkland Islands
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

Killed In Action with seven of his comrades, when the shore facilities in San Carlos bridgehead were attacked for the first time by the Argentine Air Force. Two Argentine aircraft were destroyed.

WOOD, David Alexander
Rank: Capt
Service: Army
Service Number: 502804
Regiment/Corps: PARA
Date of Birth: 15 January 1953
Age: 29
Date of Death: 28 May 1982
Cemetery Name: Kennoway Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Grave Section: D244
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

https://paradata.org.uk/people/david-wood-0

Killed in action on the attack on Darwin Hill

NOT ON SNWM

Lindsay · Joined: 29 Sep 2012 Posts: 108

KILLED IN ITALY
Private Mitchell Collins, eldest son of the late Mr Mitchell Collins and of Mrs Collins, 13 Sandy Brae, Kennoway, has been reported killed in action in Italy.

He was 29 years of age and married, his wife belonging to Edinburgh. Employed by Mr A. Brown, joiner, East Wemyss, previous to joining the Army, Private Collins was for many years a prominent figure in the Boy Scout movement in Kennoway.

His father was killed in the last war and a brother, a prisoner of war in Germany, is expected to be repatriated soon.
Evening Telegraph - Saturday 27 May 1944

anne park

James Dalrymple Pte S/13296 5th Gordon Highlanders b Kennoway,Fife e Denbeath Age 20 Killed in Action F&F 28/07/1918 Son of Janet Dalrymple, of Kennoway Burns, Windygates, Fife, and the late David Dalrymple. Soissons Memorial M. R. 18 Buckhaven & Kennoway & Methil
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Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire.

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