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NS0667 : Memorial Garden for the brave men of X-Craft

near to Ettrickdale, Argyll And Bute, Great Britain

Memorial Garden for the brave men of X-Craft

This garden was opened on Sunday 26th June 2005, by John Lorimer DSO, in honour of the brave men of Midget Submarines (X-Craft) and Human Torpedoes. Between 1942-45, The Kyles Hydropathic Hotel (demolished shortly after WW2, see NS0767 : Minor cross-roads, Port Bannatyne) was requisitioned as HMS Varbel, and used as the HQ for the 12th Submarine Flotilla (X-Craft Midget Submarines). They operated in Norway, Italy and the Far East - and between them they won four Victoria Crosses, 65 Prestigious Medals and were mentioned in dispatches more than one hundred times.

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2009

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Grid Square: NS0667, 43 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Barbara Carr (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Monday, 27 April, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
Category: Memorial gardens (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 069 673 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:51.6224N 5:5.2049W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NS 069 673
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)