M N Commemoration Service:

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MERCHANT NAVY DAY 3rd SEPTEMBER EVERY YEAR:

Merchant Navy Day Commemoration Service, London:

Sunday, 08 September, 2013

Celebrated annually around the world, Merchant Navy Day (3rd September) remembers the Merchant Seafarers who died in WWI, WWII and in subsequent conflicts up to the current day. A commemoration service will take place in Trinity Gardens, Tower Hill, London on Sunday, 8th September 2013. The parade starts at 12:30 hrs and a service will follow and commence at 13:00 hrs.

Red Ensigns flags with written commemorative messages are planted in the ground at Trinity Gardens, creating a ‘sea of remembrance.’

LINK : www.sailors-society.org/events/merchant-navy-day-commemoration-service-worldwide/

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Perhaps more than any other nation, Great Britain has relied on mastery of the oceans for her greatness. From the days of empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, to the days of fighting for survival during the brutal conflicts of the 20th century, the sailors of the British Isles left the ports of England determined to serve their country. Hundreds of thousands of these souls would never return to their homeland.

The Tower Hill Memorial is located across the street from two of London’s iconic sites – the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. Separated into two parts, the memorial commemorates the men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who gave their lives during WWI and WWII protecting their nation and who have no grave but the sea.

LINK: lost-at-sea-memorials.com/?cat=10

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In this Year of the Convoy (2013) Much has been achieved for them: The Arctic Star and now Ushakov, Battle of the Atlantic commemorations, Merchant Navy Day September the 3rd every year, Tower Hill Sunday, 08 September will remember all in commemoration and on the 19th of September we will have the GPO - MN Stamps of approval also. K.