Memorial

White Ensign (HMS Wildgoose) & Red Ensign (HMS Gothland)

White ensign flag

Source: Karen Mitchell

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Current Location

North & South Leith Parish Church, Coatfield Lane, Leith, City Of Edinburgh, Lothian, EH6 6BJ, Scotland

NT 27042 76071

Church of Scotland

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Type of Memorial: Flag or banner
WMR Reference Number: 110759
Description: Red & White ensign flags hanging in the church with a brass explanatory plaque, and framed photos of the ships.
Inscription: THE ABOVE FLAGS/WHITE ENSIGN (HMS WILDGOOSE) AND RED ENSIGNE (HMS GOTHLAND)/FLOWN ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE WAR 1939-1945/WERE PRESENTED TO THIS CHURCH BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE LEITH SEAMANS INSTITUTE/IN MEMORY OF THE SEAMAN OF THE PORT OF LEITH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/NOVEMBER 1945

Flag

Made from: Fabric

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass, Wood

Condition: Good

Photograph/s

Made from: Paper, Wood, Glass

Condition: Good