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 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Stranraer Burgh |
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UKNIWM Ref: 44457
Location: Outside the Sheriff Court on Lewis Street, Stranraer. OS Map Ref: NX 060 606.
The name under other conflicts is not clear from the photos but it reads:
T G HILL
Lovely statue, unfortunately there are no visible foundry or other marks. UKNIWM does not give the sculptor either.
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DerekR
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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It is a lovely statue, I've seen similar but none quite the same.
Have you any idea what the cap badge is meant to represent?
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I leave the cap badge for others to judge, but could it be fusiliers?
This is the best I could get from the photos I took - you should be able to zoom it in a bit.
I like the dimple in the chin by the way, nice touch.
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Adam Brown
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| DerekR wrote: | It is a lovely statue, I've seen similar but none quite the same.
Have you any idea what the cap badge is meant to represent? |
I agree It's a very impressive statue. The badge looks like the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
I thought Stranraer was in KOSB recruiting territory but here's why the statue wears a R.S.F. Tam O'Shanter:
From this http://www.sonsofgalloway.org.uk/5thkosb/territorial.html
5th KOSB
The 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (Territorial Force) was established on 1st April 1908 by the amalgamation of the 3rd (Dumfries) Volunteer Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers and the Galloway (Kirkcudbright and Wigtown) Volunteer Rifle Corps (less 'C' Company, Stranraer, which transferred to the 5th Royal Scots Fusiliers). The battalion was renamed the 5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (T.F.) in March 1909 and it was under this title that the battalion offered itself for service overseas on the outbreak of the Great War.
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Hi Adam,
Glad my web site is proving useful 
However, the link you give needs to lose 'website' from in front of the http: to make it work.
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David McNay
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| Stewartry wrote: | Hi Adam,
Glad my web site is proving useful
However, the link you give needs to lose 'website' from in front of the http: to make it work.
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