CWGC War Graves Week 2024 - Seafield Cemetery Edinburgh

Join us for a tour of Edinburgh Seafield Cemetery.

Our tours are free to the public, but if you would like to support us then please consider donating to our charity The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF).

https://foundation.cwgc.org/donate/

MEETING POINT at the Cross of Sacrifice inside the cemetery near to Boothacre (Leith Links) Entrance.

Seafield Cemetery contains 185 First World War burials, some of them in the military plot in Section B, others in the admiralty plot in Section M (marked by a screen wall bearing the names of those buried there or unmarked in other parts of the cemetery), the rest scattered. There are also 104 Second World War burials in the cemetery, most of them forming a plot in Section P, five of these are unidentified seamen.

There are also two war graves of other nationalities and three non-war service burials.

Seafield Crematorium stands within the cemetery and 21 servicemen and women of the Second World War whose remains were cremated there are commemorated on a screen wall opposite the war graves plot in Section P.

Parking on-site and nearby; no facilities; level ground; wheelchair access; toilets part of the Crematorium facilities.

L othian Bus No.1 stops just outside the cemetery entrance.

Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear.

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) aims to actively engage all communities with the work of the CWGC by telling the inspiring stories through education and outreach projects.

The CWGF is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1171947) and Scotland (SC051982).

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