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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.
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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