Field Marshal Earl Roberts of Kandahar Pretoria and Waterford.
V.C - K.G - K.P - G.C.B - O.M - G.C.S.I - G.C.I.E
Born in India 30th September 1832
Died in France while on visit to the troops engaged in the Great War 14th November 1914
Indian Mutiny - Umbeyla - Abyssinia - Lushai - Afghanistan - Burma - South Africa
“I seem to see the gleam in the near distance of the weapons and accoutrements of this army of the future, this Citizen Army, the warder of these islands, and the pledge of the peace and of the continued greatness of this Empire.”
Extract from Lord Roberts' speech in Glasgow on 6th May 1913
Glasgow Kelvingrove Park July 24th 2015
You’ll find additional images of this & other Kelvingrove Park monuments in my Flickr folder. "You Gotta Love Glasgow"
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