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5th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots, Boer War, Edinburgh

 
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:58 pm    Post subject: 5th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots, Boer War, Edinburgh Reply with quote
5th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots, Boer War, Edinburgh
Location: Pedestal of Queen Victoria Statue, Foot o' the Walk, Leith
OS Ref: NT 269 759



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This plaque is on the side of the Queen Victoria statue at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.

According to Chambers pocket guide book ‘Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh’ (1989) by Michael T.R.B. Turnbull the sculptor of both the statue in 1907 and the plaque in 1913 was John S Rhind.

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