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Women statues on war memorials

 
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Adam Brown
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:17 pm    Post subject: Women statues on war memorials Reply with quote
Having noticed a resemblance between the statues used on Stromness and Ullapool war memorials I was wondering if anyone can think of other Scottish memorials which use a statue of a woman?

Note: I'm not thinking of winged Victory figures since there are quite a few of them. It is statues of women without wings I am looking for.

Here are three to start the list:

Halkirk War Memorial, Caithness

Stromness War Memorial, Orkney

Ullapool War Memorial, Wester Ross

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jim

That's great thanks, that's just what I'm after.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Halkirk one you mention above has a text below it specifically referring to the women and children left behind.



    gentle peace returning,
    Wi' mony a sweet babe fatherless,
    And mony a widow mourning


from When Wild War's Deadly Blast Was Blawn by Burns.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/works/when_wild_wars_deadly_blast_was_blawn/ for the full song.

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