Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
- Maker
- William Brodie (Sculptor)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8829
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Current location
St Giles' Cathedral
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1RE
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 25727 73591
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Rectangular, black segmental arch marble tablet with white tablets and figures inside. Two Highland soldiers resting at ease holding upside down rifles depicted on the left and right hand sides of tablet. Regimental badge at the top of the tablet. White inner sculptures and plaque held on black table with two corbels. Name of Sculptor on right-hand corbel.
- Inscription
- ERECTED/ BY THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS & SOLDIERS/ OF THE/ 93RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/ WHO FELL IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR OF SICKNESS/ CAUSED BY FATIGUE AND EXPOSURE,/ DURING THE SUPPRESSION OF/ THE MUTINY IN INDIA 1857 - 1858/ KILLED IN ACTION: OFFICERS 5,/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS 45,/ DIED OF WOUNDS/ OFFICERS 1,/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS 36,/ DIED OF SICKNESS/OFFICERS 1,/NON-COMMISSIONED OFICERS AND SOLDIERS 83. Right Corbel: Wm. BRODIE, R.S.A./SCULPT 1864.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
Details: By regiment - Responsibility
- St. Giles Cathedral
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