Unknown British Soldier
Location – Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory 9 Warriston Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4HJ
Details on cross (Text content of cross):
GRU 0-L-7
Across the cross piece is a plaque that states
‘Unknown British Soldier’
On the shaft is a plaque that states:
‘1914-1918
This cross
Temporarily
Marked the grave
Of an unknown
British soldier
Of the
Western front
And is entrusted
To your care
By the
IMPERIAL
WAR GRAVES
COMMISSION’
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU Tags
Cross dimensions (millimetres please) N/A
Notes and observations: (optional)
Amongst the vast amount of militaria they have there in Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory they have one original grave marker.
Survey and Photographs courtesy of: Charlie Pelling, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory.
Date of survey: 9 October 2017