The cemetery and crematorium (opened 1939) at Seafield is managed by Edinburgh Crematorium Ltd. and is one of the few privately owned cemeteries in the city, most now come under the City of Edinburgh Council. 

Entering by the gates at the eastern corner of Leith Links the first monument I came across was a war memorial and this very much set the tone for my visit. It was difficult to go more than a few paces without finding a reference to either of the World Wars.

Close to the offices of Edinburgh Crematorium Ltd  is the the monument to
Alexander Mouat, his wife Helen Ainslie Louden (1845-1924) and family.

The monument on the left includes inscriptions to: 

Alexander Kerr E.R.A.
Lost in Action on HMS Hood
24th May 1941, aged 21 years 

and

Walter Thomas Kerr S.P.O.
Lost in Action on H.M. Submarine P.38
28th February 1942, aged 31 years.


links: HMS Hood Association and HM Submarines

Here the word 'Londonderry' caught my eye and I immediately felt a connection 
with the late Richard Dill having left the very same city myself to settle in Edinburgh.

The memorial above is to twins, Alexander and William Ramsay
who died on 21st December 1907, aged 12 days.

Inscriptions on the Anderson monument above include:

Gunner John Pirie Anderson R.G.A.
Who Was Killed In Action In France
28th June 1916, aged 22 Years.

and

Donald Anderson
Died at Fort William 8th April 1922, aged 67 Years.
And His Wife Alexandrina Geddes
Died at Poplar Hospital On Her Way Home 
From South Africa To Visit Leith
10th June 1926, aged 68 Years.