Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
WINDOW DEPICTING ST GEORGE, ONE FOOT RAISED ON ROCK, HOLDING SWORD IN ONE HAND AND PENANT IN OTHER. INSCRIPTION AT BASE OF WINDOW. ILLUMINATED BORDER.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Gateside Edenshead Church
Town
Gateside
District
North East Fife
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Postcode
KY14 7SZ
OS map ref
NO 18375 09357
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Church closed for worship c2008, and is now a private house. It is not known what happened to the fixtures and fittings but colour photographs of the two memorial stained glass windows are to be found in the lobby of the nearby Strathmiglo Church. In July 2019 the Canmore entry for this building was out of date, not recording the closure.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of Scotland

Captain J Flockhart-Thom MC Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF J. FLOCKHART THOM M.C. CAPTAIN, FIFE& FORFAR/ YEOMANRY (ATT. CALVARY MACHINE GUN CORPS.) ONLY SON OF R.D. THOM OF/ PITLOCHIE, GATESIDE, FIFE AND MARY GILMOUR LEBURN HIS WIFE WHO FELL/ MORTALLY WOUNDED IN ACTION AT IRBID PALESTINE 26TH SEPT. 1918. DIED AND WAS/ BURIED AT ERREMTE PALESTINE 27TH SEPT. 1918 AGED 25 YEARS. ONE CROWDED HOUR OF GLORIOUS LIFE
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, decorations, place of burial, manner of death, age
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
A Ballantine and Son of Edinburgh
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Presented
When did it take place?
6 July 1919
Who was present?
Mr and Mrs RD Thom, parents of the casualty
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
6 July 1919
Who was present?
Revd D W Greenfield
References
References
Images-http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=3756&mforum=warmemscot
The Dundee Courier of 7 July 1919 reported on a memorable memorial service in Edenshead UF Church, Gateside. Two memorial windows, presented by Mr and Mrs RD Thom, in memory of their only son, Captain
J Flockhart Thom, MC, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, and of his comrades in arms from the village of Gateside who also made the supreme sacrifice were dedicated at the morning service by the Rev DW Greenfield. The windows, one on either side of the pulpit, are of artistic design, beautifully tinted, and depict armoured warriors, one receiving the Crown of Life bearing the Shield of Faith and the other advancing with the Sword of Justice... It was stated that the other window [with the roll of honour] was to be regarded as a posthumous gift from Captain Thom himself. The window was designed and executed by Messrs A Ballantine & Son, Edinburgh.