A 13-year-old girl who died of fright during a Second World War bombing raid will be among those honoured by the residents of a Fife village.
While the names of the 14 men of Dairsie who gave their lives in the First World War are listed on a memorial plaque in the village, there is nothing to record those who died in the later conflict.
Despite being unable to find any of their descendents, a committee set about researching the topic in a bid to include the names of the four servicemen and a teenage girl who died.
They have the names of those killed and had hoped to invite any remaining family members to attend an unveiling ceremony next year.
However, so far nobody has answered the committee’s pleas to come forward.
Thirteen-year-old Margaret Young Johnstone from Cupar is one of those whose names will be included on the new plaque.
She suffered from a heart condition and died of fright at her mother’s feet when a bomb exploded near her at Craigfortune on November 1 1940.
The others who died were Robert Leslie Gordon, 29, a driver with the Royal Army Service Corps who died on May 29 1940; Philip Lindsay, 22, a private in the second battalion of The Black Watch killed on November 21 1941; Walter Davidson, 34, a private in the sixth battalion of The Black Watch killed on May 31 1940, and William George, 20, a sergeant air gunner in 158 squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died on May 30 1943.
Their names were uncovered by the committee who did research at St Andrews University and through the War Graves Commission.
Further information was sought in the pages of old Couriers and Fife Heralds at Cupar Library.
Committee member Blair Littlejohn said: “We’ve had no response at all to our appeal for relatives to come forward, which is rather disappointing.
“The next step is to go back to look at their gravestones and speak to Fife Council’s burial team to see if we can uncover any more clues.
“We are about to start on that and hopefully we will be able to track down at least some descendents to attend the ceremony next year.”
In the meantime, anyone who knows relatives of any of those to be included on the plaque can contact Mr Littlejohn on 01334 870007.