Cameron Highlander,” by George Wade

Cameron Highlander

George Edward Wade (1853-1933)

1893

Portland stone figure and plinth, with granite steps

Station Square, Inverness, Scotland

This early war memorial pays tribute to the 141 officers and soldiers of the 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders who lost their lives from all causes in the campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan from 1822 to 1887.

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  • Photograph and text by Jacqueline Banerjee, 2010.

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