A BRONZE MODEL OF A SOLDIER OF THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION

CAST FROM A MODEL BY GEORGE H. PAULIN

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A BRONZE MODEL OF A SOLDIER OF THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION
Cast from a model by George H. Paulin
Cast as a Highland soldier in full uniform, on naturalistic base, inscribed G.H. Paulin, 1924, on rectangular granite plinth and wooden base, with plaque inscribed Replica of the Memorial Statue erected at Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. To The Memory of The Officers, non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the 51st (Highland) Division who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918 and unveiled by Marechal Foch 28th September, 1924
19in. (48cm) high

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George H. Paulin (1888-1962) served in the First World War and was responsible for other memorials, including those at Muckhart, Dollar and Milngavie. Other known commissions include work in Edinburgh's Thistle Chapel, Lord Kelvin in Kelvingrove and Anna Pavlova in London.

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