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51st (Highland) Division War Memorial

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being handed a rose from a bunch of flowers held by a young Dutch girl. A bronze dedication plaque is mounted on a tablet on the granite base. Another plaque, listing the regiment's battle honours, is at the rear. By the steps leading up to the memorial is a tablet informing the visitor of the
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memorial's symbolism. Two bronze relief plaques are on the sides of the base; one is a montage of soldiers in the field, the other depicts a gun, an
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56°23′57″N 3°25′40″W / 56.3992°N 3.4278°W / 56.3992; -3.4278
North Inch
Perth, Perth and Kinross
Statue
51st (Highland) Division
World War II
North Inch
Perth, Perth and Kinross
51st (Highland) Division
World War II
Highlander
piper
armoured personnel carrier



51st Highland Division - Garden of Remembrance
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Wayback Machine
Imperial War Museums
51st Highland Division Memorial
Archived
Wayback Machine
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1995 sculptures
1995 establishments in Scotland
Monuments and memorials in Scotland
Outdoor sculptures in Scotland
Statues in Scotland

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