George Watson's College

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Reference WMO/259573

Address:

Colinton Road

Morningside

Edinburgh

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Arch
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
About the memorial: Stone arch with wrought iron gates. Inside the arch there is a semi-circular wall with 3 Bronze WW1 plaques, and a small Korean War tablet on the floor. On either side of the wrought iron gates, on the external face of the arch is a WW2 bronze plaque- 2 in total. 621 WW1 Fallen, 200 WW2 1 Korea. The memorial is on the car park to the east of the school building.
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On the gates- 1914 FAITH DEATH 1918 In the stonework left of the gates-1939/[names plaque below, in 2 columns] In the stonework right of the gates-1945/[names plaque below, in 2 columns] Plaques on the internal wall- [names in 3 columns on each of 3 plaques] On Brass circular plaque at the top of the arch-THE WHOLE EARTH IS THEIR TOMB Floor Plaque inside the arch- [name]/KOREA 1950

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