S_Dee

By S_Dee

War memorial

Or: Memorial To The King's Own Scottish Borderers; Boer War Memorial. It can be found on the North Bridge and was sculpted by Birnie Rhind. I took this photo on the way to the train station.

Below the statue it reads:
IN MEMORY OF OFFICERS, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS; 

AFGHANISTAN 1878 -1880
EGYPT 1889
CHIN LUSHAI 1889 -1890
CHITRAL 1895
TIRAH 1897 -1898
SOUTH AFRICA 1900 - 1902

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