List of people educated at Edinburgh Academy

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Former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy in Edinburgh. They include the following individuals.

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Nine Edinburgh Academy alumni have received the Victoria Cross. [5]

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References

  1. Frank Taylor IMDbRetrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Edinburgh Academy Alumni – Catherine McQueen Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ovituary". The Times . No. 49885. London. 17 June 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2011 via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "James Balfour Wemyss". Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "Edinburgh Academy Website - list of VC holders". Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. VCs of the First World War: Gerald Giddon