Memorial

Glasgow Cenotaph

Overall View of West Face

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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East end of George Square, opposite entrance of City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, Glasgow, Glasgow, G2 1DU, Scotland

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NS 59325 65383

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 23041
Description: Large cenotaph with a sword of sacrifice, possibly bronze, set into its face near the top, and the city seal featuring a figure of St Mungo is carved above the inscription. In front, a stone sarcophagus set into the ground bears a carved wreath, and the cenotaph is surrounded by a small three-sided wall flanked by two couchant guardant lions.
Inscription: West Face (Carved into stone)-PRO PATRIA/ 1914 1919/ 1939 1945 West Face (Raised Lead lettering below the above)- TO THE IMMORTAL HONOUR OF THE/ OFFICERS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF GLASGOW WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL RECOGNITION BY/ THE CITY OF GLASGOW West Face (Carved into stone below the above)- THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE South Face (Raised Lead Lettering)- GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/FOR HIS FRIENDS East Face-TOTAL OF/HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES/ENGAGED/AT HOME AND ABROAD/8654465/OF THIS NUMBER/THE CITY OF GLASGOW/RAISED OVER 200000/UNVEILED/ON/SATURDAY 31ST MAY 1924/BY/FIELD MARSHALL EARL HAIG OF BEMERSYDE/GM KT GCB/COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE EXPEDITIONARY/FORCES IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS/1915-1919 North Face-THESE DIED IN WAR/THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE/THESE GAVE THEIR BEST/SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Burnet, Son and Dick, Architect
Ernest Gillick ARA SARA, Sculptor

Ceremonies

Unveiled

31 May 1924

FIELD MARSHAL THE EARL HAIG KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE

Dedicated

31 May 1924

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Glasgow Cenotaph

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Glasgow Cenotaph

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

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