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Air Services Memorial, Edinburgh, circa 1927

Subjects
InteriorsMonuments & MemorialsWorld War I
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1927 (White Border)
Front of Air Services Memorial, Edinburgh, circa 1927, c. 1927 real photo postcard
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Back of Air Services Memorial, Edinburgh, circa 1927, c. 1927 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

The Air Services Memorial inside the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh commemorates air service personnel of the First World War. The view shows the memorial's stained glass and inscribed stone panels, with flags hanging nearby. Its central decoration is the Air Force crest surrounded by cloud forms, and the scheme includes early aircraft types: aeroplanes, hydroplanes, airships, and captive balloons. The Scottish National War Memorial opened at Edinburgh Castle in 1927, so the photograph dates from after the First World War.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

From Edinburgh Scotland Many happy returns of your birthday & good luck, This was taken after the 1st War Sincerely M.K. Bryden. Feb. 28th 1965 Enclosed a Book from my library

PublisherFrancis Caird Inglis
SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL AIR SERVICES MEMORIAL The Air-Services Memorial, Aeroplanes Hydroplanes Air Ships Captive Balloons. Central Decoration Air Force Crest, surrounded by Cloud Forms.
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FromM.K. Bryden, Edinburgh, Scotland

Postcard record

PublisherFrancis Caird Inglis
ConditionGood
Place depictedScottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland
PublisherFrancis Caird Inglis, Edinburgh, Scotland
Place sent fromM.K. Bryden, Edinburgh, Scotland
NotesWhite border; sepia-toned photograph; printed caption at bottom; stain at bottom center. No postmark and no stamp present. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with printed caption and stamp box reading 'INLAND ½d. FOREIGN 1d. Printed in Scotland' (with '9'). Real-photo style print with white border; message dated Feb. 28th 1965.

Cite this card

Air Services Memorial, Edinburgh, circa 1927, postcard, c. 1927. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/air-services-memorial-edinburgh-circa-1927. Accessed November 2, 2026.