Boer War Memorial, Edinburgh
Posted in Edinburgh, War Memorials at 14:00 on 25 January 2011
On a sudden impulse we went to Edinburgh on Sunday morning. (Well the good lady wanted to return an item to a shop.)
It was a pleasure not to have to fight our way through crowds on Princes Street as we would have on a Saturday.
I had the camera along and ended up taking 46 photos.
This is the war memorial that stands on North Bridge (the one above Waverley Station.) The uniforms are of the South African War/Wars.
If you read the writing (click on the picture to enlarge) it’s not just to commemorate those wars but also engagements in Afghanistan (nothing changes, eh?) Egypt, Chin Lusha, Chitral and Tirah.
This bottom picture is of the plaque below the memorial. It commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of the North Bridge by some local worthy.
Tags: Afghanistan, Boer War, Edinburgh, Egypt, Princes Street, South African War, Sudan, War Memorials
