Commonwealth War Graves, Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh
Posted in Edinburgh, War Graves at 12:00 on 22 August 2019
With the exception of Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery on Hoy, Comely Bank Cemetery in Edinburgh may possibly contain the most Commonwealth War Graves in one location anywhere in Scotland. 301 servicemen are buried here, from both wars. Its location near a hospital (or two) no doubt contributed to that.
Unusually the memorial stones in the Great War section are laid flat:-
Flat memorial stones. The Stone of Remembrance is to the left here behind the shrubs:-
More flat memorial stones:-
All these flat stones commemorate more than one serviceman:-
Stone of Remembrance. It is inscribed, “1914-1918 1939-1945. To the honoured memory of his Majesty’s forces who gave their lives for their country and who lie buried in this cemetery. The following are not commemorated elsewhere. Private R Brines, Middlesex Regiment. 19/1 1920, Private A Brown, Highland Light Infantry, 9/1/1920, Private Jackson Robb, Royal Scots, 30/8/1921.”
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Tags: Comely Bank Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Edinburgh, First World War, Hoy, Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Second World War, the Great War, War Graves, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
