Post by KG on Sept 3, 2011 21:37:49 GMT
Seamen archives released in time for Merchant Navy Day
They weren't military personnel but they risked their lives during one of the most significant periods of the last century, and now the records of a million merchant navy seamen who sailed between 1918 to 1941 have been released online.
The release, which coincides with Merchant Navy Day, also includes rarely seen photographs of mariners.
The records are published, in partnership with the National Archives, by findmypast.co.uk
Read more at: www.metro.co.uk/news/874259-seamen-archives-released-in-time-for-merchant-navy-day#ixzz1WoZClcuq
Merchant Navy archives reveal photos of UK's forgotten 'Fourth Service
One million 20th century Merchant Navy Seamen records are going online for the first time ever, as Britain approaches Merchant Navy Day on Saturday 3rd September. The Merchant Navy was integral to putting Britain on the trade and industry world map and were named by Churchill as Britain’s ‘fourth service’. The revelation comes as findmypast.co.uk, a leading UK family history website, publishes these fascinating records online in partnership with The National Archives
LINK: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/8737996/Merchant-Navy-archives-reveal-photos-of-UKs-forgotten-Fourth-Service.html
Nearly one million Twentieth Century Merchant Navy Records are being released online for the first time ever today ahead of Merchant Navy Day (Saturday 3rd September). The Merchant Navy was integral in putting Britain on the trade and industry world map, and are considered to be
Churchill’s forgotten ‘Fourth Service’.
New research has revealed despite 90% of Brits having heard of the Merchant Navy, just over half (54%) couldn’t correctly identify what they actually did – when in fact it’s these men and women whose contribution towards two World Wars and UK trade has shaped Britain as we know it today. The shocking gap in Britain’s historical knowledge is unsurprisingly highest amongst the younger generation – just a quarter (26%) of those aged under 35 know what the Merchant Navy is compared to 64% of over 55s.
LINK: www.imncontent.com/merchant-navy-day-reveals-britains-lack-ancestry-knowledge
K.
They weren't military personnel but they risked their lives during one of the most significant periods of the last century, and now the records of a million merchant navy seamen who sailed between 1918 to 1941 have been released online.
The release, which coincides with Merchant Navy Day, also includes rarely seen photographs of mariners.
The records are published, in partnership with the National Archives, by findmypast.co.uk
Read more at: www.metro.co.uk/news/874259-seamen-archives-released-in-time-for-merchant-navy-day#ixzz1WoZClcuq
Merchant Navy archives reveal photos of UK's forgotten 'Fourth Service
One million 20th century Merchant Navy Seamen records are going online for the first time ever, as Britain approaches Merchant Navy Day on Saturday 3rd September. The Merchant Navy was integral to putting Britain on the trade and industry world map and were named by Churchill as Britain’s ‘fourth service’. The revelation comes as findmypast.co.uk, a leading UK family history website, publishes these fascinating records online in partnership with The National Archives
LINK: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/8737996/Merchant-Navy-archives-reveal-photos-of-UKs-forgotten-Fourth-Service.html
Nearly one million Twentieth Century Merchant Navy Records are being released online for the first time ever today ahead of Merchant Navy Day (Saturday 3rd September). The Merchant Navy was integral in putting Britain on the trade and industry world map, and are considered to be
Churchill’s forgotten ‘Fourth Service’.
New research has revealed despite 90% of Brits having heard of the Merchant Navy, just over half (54%) couldn’t correctly identify what they actually did – when in fact it’s these men and women whose contribution towards two World Wars and UK trade has shaped Britain as we know it today. The shocking gap in Britain’s historical knowledge is unsurprisingly highest amongst the younger generation – just a quarter (26%) of those aged under 35 know what the Merchant Navy is compared to 64% of over 55s.
LINK: www.imncontent.com/merchant-navy-day-reveals-britains-lack-ancestry-knowledge
K.