A special service to mark 100 years of the Cenotaph has been help in George Square.
She said: “Today is an important and poignant service. Reflecting on war, its cost and all those lost in conflicts.”
The Cenotaph was commissioned by Lord Provost Sir James Watson Stewart, who chaired a newly established War Memorial Committee back in 1920. it was agreed a public memorial should be placed in George Square. It was unveiled 100 years ago by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, who commanded the First World War’s British Expeditionary Force.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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