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A memorial commemorating more than 1,000 staff, students and alumni who fought in the First and Second World Wars. It was extended in 1952 to include the names of fallen soldiers from the Second World War. The crests of the University, Navy, RAF, RAMC and Army are engraved into the stone above the memorial. In a niche above is a bronze sculpture of Saint George at Kelso, symbolising good overcoming evil.

University of Edinburgh

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Title

University of Edinburgh War Memorial

Date

1923–1952

Medium

stone & bronze

Accession number

EU5210

Acquisition method

commissioned

Work type

War memorial

Inscription description

beneath inscribed names: They turned without fear or question from these gates of learning to those of the grave in order that men might continue to learn freedom

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