51st Highland Division Memorial, Perth
Posted in Poetry, War Memorials at 12:00 on 22 December 2020
Also at the south end of Perth’s North Inch is a memorial to the 51st Highland Division. It takes the form of a bagpiper being thanked by a young girl.
Dedication:-
To either side of the memorial are two cairns with inset plaques.
El Alamein 50th anniversary plaque:-
51st Highland Division final reunion commemoration. Plaque donated by the people of Genner, Holland:-
On the memorial itself are several additional reliefs.
51st Highland Division Battle Honours:-
Remembrance of our liberators:-
Poem on the Memorial (by Andrew McGeever):-
Friezes of military scenes:-
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