The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

[Adam Brown]

HMS Cossack Memorial
Location: Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh
OS Ref:NT 284 757

I suppose this is really a CWGC marker and should be on the BWMP website but I think it counts a s a memorial so I'm posting it:



Adam

[Adam Brown]

And here is a transcription of the names:

CLARKE, WILLIAM HARRY
Ordinary Seaman P/SSX26241.
H.M.S. "Cossack". Royal Navy.
8th November 1939. Age 18. Son of William George and Ellen Margaret Clarke of Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Buried in Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh

COWAN, STANLEY
Leading Seaman P/JX152626.
H.M.S. "Cossack". Royal Navy.
8th November 1939. Age 36. Husband of H. Cowan of Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
Buried in Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh

HEATHERLEY, JOSEPH FREDERICK
Able Seaman P/SSX 15513
H.M.S. "Cossack" Royal Navy
8th November 1939. Age 23. Son of John and Lilian Heatherley, of Braunstone, Leicestershire.
Listed on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

POPPLE, ROY
Ordinary Seaman P/JX753831.
H.M.S. "Cossack". Royal Navy.
8th November 1939. Age 18. Son of Clara Popple of Radford, Nottingham.
Buried in Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh

RICHMOND, THOMAS C.
Ordinary Seaman P/SSX22987.
H.M.S. "Cossack". Royal Navy. 8th November 1939. Age 18. Son of Leonard and Ann Richmond of Salford Lancashire.
Buried in Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh

Note although A.B. Heatherley is listed on the headstone he is not buried in Leith according to the CWGC. The CWGC deatils also list the deaths as 8th November but the headstone gives the date 7th November.


Adam

[Adam Brown]

And here's a website about the two wartime HMS Cossacks.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hmscossack/

Adam