Memorial

Shipwright 4th Class J S Rodger

Rodger Family Grave.

Source: Vincent Stuart

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Current Location

Anstruther Cemetery, B9131 St. Andrews Road, Anstruther, North East Fife, Fife, KY10 3HD, Scotland

NO 56336 03805

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 104215
Description: An addition to a grave with a very large base plinth made from an unknown stone which is roughly hewn around it. On top of this sits the main headstone, the top of which has a central stilted arch which shoulders out on a parallel plain and then shoulders downwards in a slight concave arch. Below the main central arch there is an ornamental bird design which is surrounded by a laurel leaf. The main part of the stone which is possibly slate and is bordered by a roughly hewn stone. The writing on the face of the stone is engraved and highlighted by gold paint although the paint on the military casualty has somewhat worn.
Inscription: In / LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN SMITH RODGER / KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION / ON BOARD H.M.S. COSSACK / 23RD OCT. 1941 AGED 22 YEARS / BELOVED SON OF / ALEXANDER RODGER / WHO DIED 18TH APRIL 1960 / AGED 81 YEARS / BELOVED HUSBAND OF / EUPHEMIA SMITH / WHO DIED 25TH APRIL 1961 / AGED 76 YEARS.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Name, Manner of Death, Ship, Date of Death, Age, Relationship.
Order of names: Name, Manner of Death, Ship, Date of Death, Age, Relationship.
Additional Information: H.M.S. Cossack was struck by a torpedo from a German U-Boat while on escort duties.

Gravestone

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good