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A bronze group consisting of an angel supporting a stricken youth, representing 'the triumph of sacrifice', mounted on a stone base.

Title

Bearsden War Memorial

Date

1921–1924

Medium

bronze & Portland stone

Measurements

H 270 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 460 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

G61_GB_S002

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

14 May 1924

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the memorial: IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914–1918. / AND OF THOSE / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939–1945

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