Royal Scots Greys monument
8th August 2012

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The Royal Scots Greys Monument against a blue sky. The monument was erected to commemorate the soldiers of the regiment who died in the Anglo Boer war. The sculptor was William Birnie Rhind, who based it on Sergeant Major Hinnigan and his horse ‘Polly’.
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