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Cameronians War Memorial

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CameroniansKelvingrove
CameroniansKelvingrove

The Cameronians War Memorial is a war memorial in Kelvingrove Park in the west of Glasgow, Scotland, to the north of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It commemorates the service of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) regiment in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial includes a bronze sculpture representing a machine gun emplacement, with three human figures. It became a Category B listed building in 1988.

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Cameronians War Memorial
Argyle Street, Glasgow Kelvinhaugh

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