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2013:
Feb 25, 2013 18:01:39 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2013 18:01:39 GMT -5
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Apr 26, 2013 10:44:24 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2013 10:44:24 GMT -5
Let us salute brave seamen:
IN MAY this year, the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic will be marked in London, Londonderry and Liverpool.
The battle lasted nearly six years but the tide turned in favour of the Allies in May 1943.
A significant feature of the Battle of the Atlantic was the convoy, protected by warship escorts and sometimes aircraft against U-boats and surface raiders. From 1943, the Atlantic Ocean afforded safer passage for the vast amount of shipping that brought men and supplies for the invasions of occupied Europe.
Central to the Battle of the Atlantic were the ships and men of the British Merchant Navy, and of other allied nations, often making no more than eight knots in convoy, bringing essential food and supplies to our islands. Some 5,000 merchant ships, and more than 30,000 British merchant seamen, were lost.
Our nation rightly salutes the armed forces’ contribution to victory. Rather less is made of the important contribution of the Merchant Navy, its part in our economy still significant today.
BOA 70 affords an opportunity for the United Kingdom to salute the Merchant Navy and its seafarers and I trust we will see the Red Ensign, the flag of British merchant ships since 1674, flown from public buildings next month.
Lester May (Lieutenant-Commander Royal Navy – retired)
Camden Town, London
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May 18, 2013 10:28:35 GMT -5
Post by Admin on May 18, 2013 10:28:35 GMT -5
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Aug 21, 2013 10:37:49 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Aug 21, 2013 10:37:49 GMT -5
Merchant Navy Day is officially September the 3rd every year: This year MN day and the National Commemoration occur during the Year of the Convoy 2013: Merchant Navy Day is officially September the 3rd every year, this year’s Merchant Navy National Commemoration at Tower Hill, London on Sunday, 08 September 2013 remembers all and in the Year of the Convoy features both the Battle of the Atlantic and Artic theatres of war. Keith at Tregenna is commencing a review of the year of the convoy (2013) at LINK: hernamewasss.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Sept 8, 2013 5:13:59 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2013 5:13:59 GMT -5
TODAY:
8 Sept: Merchant Navy Day Commemorative Service and Reunion, Merchant Navy Memorial, London
A band will lead the parade of Merchant Navy Standards and Standards of other Associations, followed by serving and retired Merchant Seafarers with other Organisations, leaving Mark Lane (Great Tower Street) for Trinity Square Gardens at 12.30 hours.
The Principal Guest will take the salute upon arrival of the Parade in Trinity Square Gardens. The multi-faith Commemorative Service and wreath-laying will be held at the Merchant Navy Memorial.
This Annual Service is held on the Sunday in September close to Merchant Navy Day, 3rd September, in memory of Merchant Seafarers who died in World Wars I and II and in conflicts up to the present day.
After the Service, a "Sea of Red Ensigns" will be placed in the lawn at the Sunken Garden, in memory of lost Merchant Seafarers.
Nearest Tube Station: Tower Hill. Nearest Rail Stations: Fenchurch Street and Tower Gateway (DLR)
Attendance Information: Everyone is invited to attend. Medals may be worn.
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2013:
Sept 24, 2013 17:49:12 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2013 17:49:12 GMT -5
Still to occur:
27 Sept World Maritime Day International
7 Oct Fish and Chip Fundraising events National
12 Oct 10th Anniversary Commemoration of MNA Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum Alrewas
16 Oct Annual National Seafarers' Service, St Pauls Cathedral London
17 Oct British Maritime Charitable Federation Service, All-Hallows by the Tower Church, Tower Hill London
21 Oct Trafalgar Day National
26 Oct MNA Annual General Meting Birmingham
9 Nov Festival of Remembrance, Albert Hall London
10 Nov Remembrance Sunday National
10 Nov Remembrance Sunday - Cenotaph, St Pauls Cathedral and Tower Hill London
20 Nov COBSEO Annual General Meeting London
25 Nov Merchant Navy Medal Award Ceremony, Trinity House London
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Sept 28, 2013 10:09:35 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2013 10:09:35 GMT -5
Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November, is the day traditionally put aside to remember all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today. On this day people across the nation pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by our brave Service men and women. Remembrance Sunday will fall this year on Sunday 10 November in 2013. LINK |
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Oct 11, 2013 12:40:09 GMT -5
Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2013 12:40:09 GMT -5
Still to occur this year:
12 Oct 10th Anniversary Commemoration of MNA Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum Alrewas
16 Oct Annual National Seafarers' Service, St Pauls Cathedral London
17 Oct British Maritime Charitable Federation Service, All-Hallows by the Tower Church, Tower Hill London
21 Oct Trafalgar Day National
26 Oct MNA Annual General Meting Birmingham
9 Nov Festival of Remembrance, Albert Hall London
10 Nov Remembrance Sunday National
10 Nov Remembrance Sunday - Cenotaph, St Pauls Cathedral and Tower Hill London
20 Nov COBSEO Annual General Meeting London
25 Nov Merchant Navy Medal Award Ceremony, Trinity House London
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