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Title
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
Date
2010–2015
Medium
bronze & granite
Accession number
EH2_GB_S001
Acquisition method
Wojtek Memorial Trust
Work type
Statue
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
7th November 2015
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
bottom of relief panel: MORRIS & STEEDMAN ASSOC. ARCH. SCULPTED BY / ALAN BEATTIE HERRIOT DA. MRBS
Inscription description
1942 / ORPHANED CUB WOJTEK IS FOUND IN PERSIA | 1943 / PALESTINE | 1944 13TH FEBRUARY, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT / PVT. WOJTEK BOARDS M.S. BATORY, BOUND FOR ITALY | 1944 MONTE CASSINO, 1945 BOLOGNA, / PVT. WOJTEK ACHIEVES LEGENDARY STATUS | 1946 WINFIELD DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP / AT SUNWICK FARM, HUTTON, BERWICKSHIRE, SCOTTISH BORDERS | 1947 WOJTEK REMAINED AT EDINBURGH ZOO UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1963, AGED 22 / “HIS LEGEND LIVES ON”; in incised letters on granite support, right of relief panel: WOJTEK / IN MEMORY OF THE / POLISH MEN AND WOMEN / WHO FOUGHT / “FOR YOUR FREEDOM / AND OURS” / PAMIĘCI POLSKICH / MĘZCZYZN I KOBIET / KTÓRZY WALCZYLI / “ZA WASZĄ / WOLNOŚĆ I NASZĄ”; (a bronze inscription tablet on the rear of the relief records the names of the main sponsors and a statement of gratitude by Polish Connections Scotland.)
