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Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial
Highland Railway Company Memorial

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At the top of this rectangular bronze panel is a raised shield with the Highland Railway device. This is surrounded by a scroll containing the motto 'PRO DEO PRO PATRIA', interlaced with a spray of laurel and cycas.
Title

Highland Railway Company Memorial

Date

1921

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 2200 x W 1200 x D 55 cm

Accession number

IV1_DO_S051

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Highland Railway Company, and funded by the Directors, Officers, and staff

Work type

Panel

Owner

ScotRail

Custodian

ScotRail

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

6th August 1921

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at all times

Inscription description

inscription on bronze panel, followed by the names of the dead: PRO DEO THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY PRO PATRIA / IN MEMORY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF / THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY COMPANY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914–1919

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