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Bronze First World War Memorial Plaque to the 80 employees of William Younger & Company Limited, Holyrood Breweries, Edinburgh, who lost their lives, by F N Bose

Photographer: unknown

The date of the unveiling has not been ascertained however it is most likely to have taken place in the years immediately following the end of the First World War.

The decision, taken very early in the conflict, by the British Government that no bodies would be repatriated for burial in Britain but would be left in the lands where they had fought and died, increased the need for those left grieving to have a focus for their remembrance and so the erection of war memorials was actively encouraged.

In Scotland, as in other parts of the country, a special advisory committee was established to help communities in the planning and to facilitate sculptors and architects being engaged in the scheme.

In addition to war memorials which were established to record the losses sustained by a particular town or village, many others were set up in schools, universities or places of work to commemorate the sacrifices made.

The memorial featured in the present photograph was that to the 80 employees of the Edinburgh-based Brewers, William Younger & Company Limited and was originally sited on the frontage of Younger's Holyrood breweries.

The Memorial has subsequently been repositioned on an exterior wall at the nearby Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. The bronze casting was probably undertaken by the leading Edinburgh-based architectural founders, Charles Henshaw and Son.

The photographer may have been Francis Caird Inglis of Edinburgh who photographed the same plaque in situ shortly after its unveiling.



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  • Object data

    Datec.1920
    Accession2024.0069.97
    TypePhotograph Black and white print
    MaterialsSupport paper, photographic
    Dimensions Support size of the print
    20.8cm x 14.1cm
    AcquisitionGift Galloway Family (September 24th, 2024)
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