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

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

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

View location on Google Maps
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
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: By regiment
Responsibility
St. Giles Cathedral

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-8829

For queries, please contact [email protected].