The Battle of Trafalgar
It is interesting to note on this 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar that four men from Leith served aboard HMS Victory at that battle. They were:
- Joshua Murray, aged 27, Able Seaman
- Robert Ross, aged 20, landsman
- James Sibbald, aged 19, Midshipman
- John Walton, aged 25, Landsman