The emblem of the Boys Brigade appears at the top of the memorial and includes their motto 'Sure & Steadfast'. The top border has images of oak leaves, the bottom border has fruit, the left and right borders and the four corners have shamrocks. There is an image of a boy blowing a bugle at the bottom. The inscription reads:

THE

BOYS BRIGADE

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IN HONOURED MEMORY

OF 285 OFFICERS & OLD BOYS

OF THE DUBLIN BATTALION OF

THE BOYS BRIGADE WHO GAVE

THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

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AND ALSO TO COMMEMORATE THE

FACT THAT 2,500 PAST MEMBERS

OF THE BATTALION VOLUNTEERED

FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN HIS MAJESTY'S

FORCES

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