Greenock Cemetery: the Recesses

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Greenock Cemetery: the Recesses

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 16 May 2018

This area contains gravestones for those who served during the Second World War, not all of them identified; for example, a stone in the far right background area is simply marked as being for "a Sailor of the 1939—1945 War / a Stoker Petty Officer / Royal Navy / Buried 26th August 1940 / Known Unto God".

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.946254
Longitude
-4.775925