- Type of Memorial
- Cenotaph
- WMR Reference Number
- 2782
- Description
- Tall obelisk on square pedestal. A winged female figure holding a wreath aloft stands above a projecting prow of a viking ship on the front face. Four bronze chains attached to stone blocks 'anchor' the ship to the ground on either side.
Carved celtic cross on the main face of the obelisk. Carved frieze of celtic design around the lower section of the obelisk and upper edge of the pedestal.
At the top of the obelisk is a Celtic cross, on the face of which is a Scottish two-handed sword.
The carved ornament on the Memorial is of celtic style and animal forms have been freely used, each part having a definite and appropriate motif.
On the Cross-The Fields of Battle-
Right arm: A Fish for the Sea; Left Arm: A Dog for the Land; Upper Arm: An Eagle for the Air; The Stem: A double Dragon rising from the sign of War (a triskele).
On the Obelisk- Four Panels illustrating the Dragon of War with the Nation in its toils wrestling for victory.
Surrounding the Base-
On the Southward face, flanking the ship's prow, the motifs for 1914-1918 with an interlacing laurel wreath, and the Scottish Lion couchant.
The other faces have the names of the Fields of War separated by motifs appropriate to them:
France- A Cock
Italy-A Papal Eagle
Gallipoli- A Star and Crescent
Palestine- A Cross
Mesopotamia- Nerjal the Babylonian War God, and Nin the Fish God (for the Tigris)
Flanders-The Flanders Lion
Falklands- A Sheep
Jutland- A Dolphin (for the North Sea) and the Danish Raven
Zeebrugge- A Ship
The Bronze Chain Palls-These bear the Cross of St Andrew, and on the railheads the Scottish Lion. The ornament illustrates the history of Scottish shipbuilding
The Galley-A warship of the Dragon Class. These are the Tenth Century equivalents of our modern ships of the line, and their earlier prototypes taught the Romans how to build for Northern Waters. The Galley used is based on the Gokstad Ship.
- Inscription
- AD MAJORAM DEI GLORIAM/AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF GREENOCK/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE (GREAT WAR?)