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

The small town of Newburgh is situated on the south bank of the Firth of Tay in the north-west corner of Fife in Scotland. The war memorial for the town and district can be found at the western end of the town's High Street within a garden area at the apex of the A913 Abernethy Road and Shuttlefield Street.

The memorial was designed by the architect James B Dunn of Edinburgh and sculpted by Alexander Carrick and unveiled on April 21st 1923. It features a Doddingstone stone column with a figure of a highland soldier on top. The soldier is at ease and looking to his left, with a rifle in his right hand with the butt resting on the ground. On all four sides of the column are tablets with the main one facing southwards reading:

'REMEMBER WITH THANKS - GIVING THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN - WHO IN THE YEARS OF WAR - WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH FOR GOD AND RIGHTS - THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN - ARE HERE IN-SCRIBED - TO BE HONOURED FOR EVER-MORE 1914-1919'

On the remaining three tablets are the 76 names with units.

BLACK WATCH
A. Adams
J. Angus
J. Blyth
J. Blyth
W. Blyth
J. Clark
S. Davidson
D. Ellis
W. Fairfoul
A. Goodwillie
A. Gorrie
J. Lamb
J. Lyall
R. McCall
W. McCall
J. McLauchlin
I.W. Melville
C. Milne
C. Niven
D.H. Ramsay
A. Robertson
D. Scott
R. Sime
T. Taylor
J. Walker
A. Wilkie
A.M. Williamson
M. Williamson
D. Wilson
R.F.A.
D. McDonald
J. Stobie
R.G.A.
J. McKinley
A. Williamson
SCOTS GUARDS
D. Cowie
D. Mitchell
R. Robbie
R. Scott
H. Strathearn
R.S.F.
H. Sutherland
SCOTTISH RIFLES
S. Lyall
O.J.M. Ballantine
SEAFORTHS
W. Aitken
H. Morris
W. Kinnear
K.O.S.B.
A. Anderson
A. Clunie
G. Davidson
C. Porter
J. Porter
A. & S. HRS.
J. Aitken
J. McIntyre
GORDONS
G. Bruce
D. McIntyre
W. Pearson
R. Stobie
J. Whyte
K.R.R. CORPS
A. Walker
CAMERONS
C. Fairfoul
D. Williamson
H.L.I.
W. Craigie
J.L. Ramsay
A. Walker
MIDDLESEX RGT.
S.C. Monks
K.O.Y.L.I.
R. Craigie
R. Heggie
CHESHIRE REGT.
W. Hunter
CORNWALL L. INFY.
J.B. MacMillan
CANADIANS
A. Anderson
J. Johnstone
W. Lindsay
W. Logan
M.G. CORPS
D. Birrell
TANK CORPS
R. Goodall
AUSTRALIANS
A. Nairn
R.A.F.
J. Ross
MINESWEEPER
J. Taylor

A further 26 names on a blue plaque from WWII were added to the memorial.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/21/1923 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 Physical Address of Monument: Newburgh War Memorial Abernethy Road Newburgh, Fife Scotland KY14 6AY Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Website for this Monument: Not listed

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