Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO LIGHT WINDOW- The LIGHTS DEPICT (LEFT) CHRIST THE SHEPHERD AND (RIGHT) CROWDS SURROUNDING THE LAMB OF GOD
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Holy Trinity Church
Street
East Port
Town
Dunfermline
District
Dunfermline
County
Fife
Country
Scotland
Postcode
KY12 7JL
OS map ref
NT 09495 87494
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Scottish Episcopal

Lance Corporal C Drysdale Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND KNOW MY SHEEP/ AM KNOWN OF MINE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CHARLES DRYSDALE, BOOKSELLER, VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES OF/ AMERICA AT DUNFERMLINE, 1899 - 1913, WHO DIED 21 FEBRUARY 1913/ AND OF MARY J W ALEXANDER, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED 10 APRIL 1933/ ALSO OF THEIR DEARLY BELOVED SON CHARLES, LANCE CORPORAL,/ GORDON HIGHLANDERS, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME,/ 18 JULY 1916 AGED 19 YEARS/ ALSO OF THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER MARY WHO DIED 18 JUNE 1951/ ALSO OF THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER HELEN WHO DIED 24 MAY 1959/ BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THEIR THIRD DAUGHTER GRACE
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?
rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
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?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
William Wilson OBE RSA RSW
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
References
References
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4965&mforum=warmemscot