Memorial

Skipper W Allan

Skipper William Allan R.N.R. headstone

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Current Location

Adjacent to the lower path coming from the east end of the church., St Monans Churchyard, Burnside, St Monans, North East Fife, Fife, KY10 2BX, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NO 52257 01468

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 102736
Description: A rough hewn half round headstone with incut shoulders top and bottom, mounted on a plinth and base with decorative scrolling around the head. The front faces of the headstone and plinth are polished, the main face with an incised inscription surrounded by a single line border, and the front face of the plinth with the family name embossed on it.
Inscription: ERECTED BY/ JOHN AND JOAN ALLAN/ IN MEMORY OF/ THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER/ CHRISTINA/ WHO DIED 18TH JULY 1913/ AGED 17 YEARS/ AND THEIR SON/ WILLIAM/ SKIPPER R.N.R. OF H.M.S. "BORNEO"/ WHO WAS KILLED BY MINE EXPLOSION/ 18TH JUNE 1917, AGED 30 YEARS/ "NO MORE SEA" REV.21.1./ ROBERT, THEIR SON/ DIED 25TH MARCH 1924/ AGED 34 YEARS/ ALSO THE ABOVE/ JOHN ALLAN/ WHO DIED 24TH OCT. 1936/ AGED 76 YEARS./ ALSO THE ABOVE JOAN ALLAN/ WHO DIED 16TH MARCH 1944/ AGED 80 YEARS/ ASLEEP IN JESUS/ ALLAN

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, service, date of death, age at death, manner of death, relationships

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Components

Gravestone

Height: c1900mm

Width: c700m

Depth: c140mm

Made from: Granite - Pink

Condition: Good