Hundreds lined the streets of Rosyth and South Queensferry today (Saturday, May 28) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.
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PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND JUTLAND COMMEMORATIONS IN SOUTH QUEENSFERRY
Local residents and visitors to Fife, Edinburgh and The Lothians are being urged to get along to South Queensferry this Saturday 28 May for a series of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War. Read more
QUINTINSHILL RAIL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN LEITH
Hundreds of people in Edinburgh and Leith remembered one of the biggest tragedies to hit their community today, as they held a service and parade to commemorate 100 years since 216 soldiers from the 1/7 (Leith) Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) were killed in the UK’s worst rail disaster at Quintinshill Siding, near Gretna.