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War Memorial

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Within the historic ramparts of Edinburgh Castle stands the Scottish National War Memorial, a place of profound remembrance for Scottish people. Its design, overseen by chief architect Robert Lorimer following a commission in 1919, took shape in a repurposed barrack block. Formally unveiled in 1927, this central structure in Crown Square now enshrines the memories of countless individuals.

The memorial serves as a repository for the Rolls of Honour, meticulously recording the names of Scottish servicemen, women, and civilians lost in global conflicts. Its scope extends to include those who perished in the First and Second World Wars, and acknowledges losses from more recent engagements such as the Korean War, The Troubles, the Falklands War, and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The inscriptions ensure that the sacrifices made by those with Scottish connections, whether by birth or parentage, are continually honoured.

Original summary by TributeLegacy, informed by public sources.

First World WarSecond World WarKorean WarFalklands WarGulf WarAfghanistanNorthern Ireland

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Data sources

Location records are drawn from open, licence-clean datasets, kept here with attribution and gratitude to the people who maintain them.

  • Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
  • Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) - never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

Editorial descriptions, photography and tribute links are original TributeLegacy work, layered on top of the open data.

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