What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: In honour of Eric H. Liddell 1902-1945 Olympic 400 metres champion (1924) graduate of the University, teacher and missionary who lived here 1922-1924 Recorded plaque organisation: University of Edinburgh.
Eric Liddell was a Scottish athlete who won gold in the 400 meters at the 1924 Olympics and later served as a missionary in China, where he died during the Second World War.
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