Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Pilkington-Jackson (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 Febuary 1923
    Attended by: Earl of Balfour, Chancellor of the University. Wreaths also laid by Polish, French and Serbian students
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1952
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61983

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Current location

Old College. Western side of quad
inside centre archway above stairs
University of Edinburgh
Old Quad
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH8 9YL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 259 733
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone wall with figure statue centred above bronze plaques with names. Each bronze plaque topped with a crest in relief with the University of Edinburgh crest in centre. Incised dedicatory inscription in Latin above plaques with incised dedicatory inscription in English at base.
Inscription
Top: Arms of Navy, Army, RAF and RAMC with the Arms of the University in the centre Upper: VIVERE NOS DOCEANT QUI DIDICERE MORI Plaques: (Names) Lower: MCMXIV/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE ALUMNI/ OF THIS UNIVERSITY WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ MCMXIX Below: 1939 and 1945 on side walls Plaques: (Names) On paving slabs: THEY TURNED WITHOUT FEAR OR QUESTION FROM THESE GATES OF LEARNING TO THE GRAVE / IN ORDER THAT MEN MIGHT CONTINUE TO LEARN FREEDOM/ Rudyard Kipling 7th ????
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Acton, W T
Aitchison, A S
Aldridge, B H
Allen, A L W
Anderson, L
Anderson, W
Arnot, D B
Asher, L R
Askari, S W H
Austin, A B
See details for all 229 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 979
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 979
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations, additional
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 229
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 229
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations, additional
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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