The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

IanA · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949

A very pleasing sculpture in Princes Street Gardens - a life-sized memorial to the bear who went into action with the Poles in WWII and was said to carry artillery shells.

IanA · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949

IanA · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949

apanderson · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:44 pm Post subject:

Great photos Ian!

Thanks for posting.

Anne

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:25 pm Post subject:

I haven't had a chance to visit this memorial yet. The weather has been atrocious here recently but it looks like it will be well worth the effort. It looks like there is more about his life on the panel behind the statue too.

Thanks

Adam

IanA · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 949

It has not been set upon a plinth or placed behind railings so it is very accessible to children. Wojtek's nose already looks rather shiny. I hope it will become as famous as Greyfriar's Bobby.

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:32 pm Post subject:

It looks like it has been designed to make it accessible for climbing on or standing beside for photos. That's interesting about the nose.

Thanks

Adam

Merseman · Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 332 Location: Duns, Berwickshire

Great.

We were / are supposed to be getting a statue of Wotjek down in Duns, too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30836545

David McNay · Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 1:17 pm Post subject:

Photos of the memorial in Duns were posted here and have now been split to their own thread in the correct location.

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9604&highlight=

stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

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