Lochgelly War Memorial
Lochgelly War Memorial is situated in Bank Street, in front of St Andrews church, directly across from the Regeneration Office. The memorial was built sometime in 1923-1924 (citation needed) and was unveiled by Sir Ralph Anstruther and assisted by Mrs Mary Hynes in December, 1924.
Below we have listed all the names of the soldiers that fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy today, to honour the sacrifices they made for future generations to enjoy peace and democracy:
First World War
| Royal Navy GNR John Clark, Invincible STKR James T Forsyth, Bulwark Royal Naval Division Royal Field Artillery Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Engineers Royal Army Service Corps Royal Army Medical Corps Scots Guards Royal Scots |
Royal Scots Pte William More Pte John McKay Pte William Peden Pte Thomas Peel Pte Samuel Robertson Pte Robert Sinclair Cpl James Suttie Scottish Rifles Cameron Highlanders Royal Highlanders Additional Inscriptions |
Black Watch Pte John Boland Gnr William Scott Pte William Lithgow L/C John Menzies L/C George Millar Pte John Miller Pte Thomas Milne Pte Thomas Milne Cpl Thomas Mould Pte Andrew Moyes Pte Andrew McEwan L/C James McGhee Pte Peter McKinlay Pte William McLaren Pte Andrew McLean Cpl Thomas McLean Pte Edward McQuade L/C James Naysmith Pte Archibald Nicol Pte John Nicol Cpl Andrew Paterson Pte Alexander Ritchie Pte Angus Robertson L/C David Robertson Pte John Robertson Pte Robert Robertson Pte Alexander Scott L/C David Scott Pte David Shand Pte James Shand Pte Robert Shand Pte David Sharp Pte Henry Shields Pte James Smith Pte Andrew Summers Pte George Swan Cpl Peter Swan Cpl John Thomson Pte Charles Todd Pte Edward Turner Pte James Turner Pte Andrew C Wallace Cpl David Webster Pte Alexander Wilson Pte William Wilson Cpl Reginald Whyte Pte Robert Whyte Pte George Younger Argyll & Suth. Highlanders Gordon Highlanders Seaforth Highlanders Cameron Highlanders A&S Highlanders Royal Field Artillery |
Second World War
| Royal Navy A.B. Hugh Carson O.S. George Cowan L/Stoker David Hay A.B. Robert Hunter Stoker James Kerr l/Cook James Russell Cook George Stewart P.O. Walter Stewart Merchant Navy Army |
Pte David Burke S/Sgt James Campbell L/Cpl James Connelly Pte Finlay Cook L/Cpl John Davidson Pte William Deas Dvr Robert Dow Cpl Keith M Emslie Pte Charles Faulds Sgt John Fergus Pte Thomas Ferguson Sgt Andrew Forsyth Gdsmn Robert Forsyth Sgt William Forsyth Dvr John B Garmory Pte David Gibson Pte John Jackson Spr John Kinlochin Tpr John Lawson Cpl Joseph Maton Sgt John Matthews |
L/Cpl George K Melville Pte Stuart Millar 2nd Lt David McLean L/Sgt Thomas Nicol Sgt John Paterson Sgt John Raeburn Pte James Reid L/Sgt John A Simpson Pte Ebenezer Sinclair Spr David F Stewart Spr Alexander Suttie Bdr Joseph A Swelnis Gnr Andrew Thomson Sgt Nathaniel Turner (?) Bdr Thomas Webster R.A.F. |
Sgt David W Dewar W.O. Patrick Foley Flt/Lt Peter Green Sgt Robert Hutton Sgt Andrew B C Love Flt/Sgt Colin Morrice Illegible entry Illegible entry Illegible entry Sgt Stanley Patterson Sgt George ?? Sgt Alex Scott Richard Sweeney (?) Illegible entry Flt/Sgt David S Wilson Flt/Sgt William Wilson Archibald Young James McPherson John Wilson |

