Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Seat
- District
- City Of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- County
- Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88757
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Current location
beside the Scott Monument
East Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH2 2EJ
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NT 25585 73902
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wooden park bench with metal dedication plaque
- Inscription
- THE LOTHIANS AND BORDER HORSE/ YEOMANRY/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS REGIMENT WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN, AND BOTH/WORLD WARS./SIR WALTER SCOTT SERVED AS SECRETARY AND/QUARTERMASTER WHEN THE REGIMENT WAS RAISED IN 1797.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
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
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Seat
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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