Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 July 2001
    Attended by: HRH The Princess Royal
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82781

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Current location

On doorway of building
South St. Andrews Square
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 256 740
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze Plaque with raised lettering
Inscription
THIS PLAQUE UNVEILED ON 4TH JULY 2001,BY/HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL/COMMEMORATES AT THE SITE OF THEIR OFFICES THE STAFF OF THE SCOTTISH WOMEN'S/HOSPITALS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE IN THEIR VOLUNTARY, HEROICAND ILLUSTRIOUS WORK/DURING WW1 MANY OF WHOM GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. ON THIS DAY,/ RECOGNITION WAS GRANTED TO THOSE BRAVE WOMEN IN THE CITY OF THEIR ORIGIN/ ALSO HONOURED ARE ALL WOMEN WHO CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE ALLIED CAUSE IN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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