Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Sir Basil Erwin Spence RA (Designer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8759
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Current location
Directly to right inside entrance.
194
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 25728 73590
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Large rectangular wooden board with RA badges and City of Edinburgh badge shown inside gilt leaves on the left. Below badges are 5 gold emblems with numbers,, i.e. 261, 292 and mottos above. Names in gilt lettering in three columns to the right beneath the dedication.
- Inscription
- 1939-1945 . IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF / THE 94TH (CITY OF EDINBURGH) H.A.A . / REGIMENT R.A . WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / (Names) Above RA Badge: "Quo fas et Gloria Ducunt" Above City of Edinburgh badge: "Nisi Dominus Frustra"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abel, R E R
Ashford, H B S
Ashford, R B
Balford, F
Bird, T E
Burnhope, R
Cameron, W
Chugg, S P
Collins, C
Corne, J
See details for all 62 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 62
Served and returned: 0
Died: 62
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Giles Cathedral.
- Reference
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