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Edinburgh (New Calton) Burial Ground

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Total identified casualties 4 Find these casualties
  • Region Edinburgh
  • Identified casualties from First & Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 55.9537, Longitude: -3.17744
EDINBURGH (NEW CALTON) BURIAL GROUND - CWGC

Location information

There are 4 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war here. This burial ground also contains the collective grave of five unidentified members of the Merchant Navy, who lost their lives during the 1939-45 war. They were found on the deck of the M.V. Atheltemplar, which had been in flames after bombing by enemy aircraft on 1st March 1941, and had lost at sea a number of her crew.