Memorial

Royal and Allied Navies Minesweeping Service (HMS Lochinvar)

Memorial to the Men of the Royal And Allied Navies Minesweeping Service (HMS Lochinvar), Port Edgar.

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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Current Location

From car park, pass MCA office then pass Sea Cadets Boat Station and memorial is in SE corner of bay, In front of the western basin, Port Edgar Marina, South Queensferry, City Of Edinburgh, Lothian, EH30 9RW, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NT 12145 78620

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 44674
Description: ROUGH HEWN STONE OF REMEMBRANCE WITH POLISHED FRONT FACE. INSCRIPTION IN WHITE LETTERING ON THE FRONT FACE. BADGE OF HMS LOCHINVAR DEPICTED AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE AND BADGE OF THE ALGERINES ASSOCIATION DEPICTED AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE STONE.
Inscription: "LET THERE BE A WAY THROUGH THE WATER" / REMEMBERING WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE / THE MEN AND THE SHIPS / OF THE MINESWEEPING SERVICE / OF THE ROYAL AND ALLIED NAVIES, / WHO LEARNED THEIR TRADE / AT H.M.S. LOCHINVAR / (ON THIS SITE) / AT PORT EDGAR AND AT GRANTON / 1939 - 1945 / AND WHO CONTRIBUTED / SO MUCH TO VICTORY / ALSO ALL WHO SERVED FROM HERE / 1945 - 1975 / IN THE MINESWEEPING / AND FISHERY PROTECTION SERVICES / OF THE ROYAL NAVY. / ERECTED BY / THE ALGERINES ASSOCIATION / 14TH APRIL 1988 / PRESIDENT: / COMMANDER H. L. JENKINS O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. / UNVEILED BY COMMODORE B. J. CLARKE R.N. / (COMM. MINOR WAR VESSELS AND MINE WARFARE)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)

History

Sponsor Type: other

Ceremonies

Unveiled

14th April 1988

Commodore B J CLARKE

Conservation

Components

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

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