Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Portobello
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 1947
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87484

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Current location

On an external wall
2
Rockville Hotel
Joppa Pans
Portobello
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
EH15 2HF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 32148 73392
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brown Stone Tablet with all lettering incised. Below the dedication is a vertical etched, flanked on either side with the respective dates of the two wars. The original recorder implies that this was the club house of Portobello British Legion at the time, but not in 2019.
Inscription
THIS HOUSE/IS DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF/ALL MEN AND WOMEN/OF PORTOBELLO WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY IN/THE TWO WORLD WARS/1914-18 1939-45
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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