Post by Administrator on Jun 7, 2014 14:22:22 GMT
Merchant Navy Day is September the 3rd EVERY YEAR.
This year we remembered and thanked the brave men and women involved and those who landed on the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago, marking the beginning of the end of World War Two. Without their courage and dedication the world could be a very different place.
D Day landings
On 6th June 2014, the 70th Anniversary of D-Day at the Merchant Navy War Memorial in Arromanches, Normandy, France. “they were paid tribute to.
A wreath was laid at the Sword beach ceremony by the Merchant Navy Association.
A prayer was read in Arromanches, Normandy for the Merchant Navy.
Sunday 7 September 2014
The annual Merchant Navy Day Commemorative Service and Reunion at Trinity Gardens, Tower Hill, London is to be held on Sunday 7 September 2014. This year we shall especially be remembering the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1 and the 70th anniversary of D Day.
Merchant Navy Day is September the 3rd EVERY YEAR.
Merchant Navy Day gives all of us the opportunity to remember with gratitude the important role and sacrifice merchant seafarers from Britain and the Commonwealth play in our national life. From keeping our island nation fed during the Second World War to transporting the manufacturing products of our 21st century hi-tech society, the debt we owe to them is enormous and without seafarers, our lives would be very different indeed
.
This year will see commemorations of the centennial of the First World War as well as the 75th Anniversary of start of the Second World War.
75th Anniversary of the loss of Athenia.
The 3rd September was the day that the SS Athenia was sunk just nine hours after Prime Minister Chamberlain declared the outbreak of war on the ‘wireless’. It should also be noted that the last casualties before VE Day was also a Merchant Ship also with the loss of merchant seafarers.
Hospital ships and Lifeboats and so many more:
Our lifeboats were operational right through WWII, with crews rescuing 714 people all around the coast despite the wartime dangers. From nurses to Land Girls – Miners – factory workers and so many more, all were vital. But without the cargo, the food and materials for war, the munitions and transport etc provided by the Merchant Navy. All may have been lost.
This year we remembered and thanked the brave men and women involved and those who landed on the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago, marking the beginning of the end of World War Two. Without their courage and dedication the world could be a very different place.
D Day landings
On 6th June 2014, the 70th Anniversary of D-Day at the Merchant Navy War Memorial in Arromanches, Normandy, France. “they were paid tribute to.
A wreath was laid at the Sword beach ceremony by the Merchant Navy Association.
A prayer was read in Arromanches, Normandy for the Merchant Navy.
Sunday 7 September 2014
The annual Merchant Navy Day Commemorative Service and Reunion at Trinity Gardens, Tower Hill, London is to be held on Sunday 7 September 2014. This year we shall especially be remembering the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1 and the 70th anniversary of D Day.
Merchant Navy Day is September the 3rd EVERY YEAR.
Merchant Navy Day gives all of us the opportunity to remember with gratitude the important role and sacrifice merchant seafarers from Britain and the Commonwealth play in our national life. From keeping our island nation fed during the Second World War to transporting the manufacturing products of our 21st century hi-tech society, the debt we owe to them is enormous and without seafarers, our lives would be very different indeed
.
This year will see commemorations of the centennial of the First World War as well as the 75th Anniversary of start of the Second World War.
75th Anniversary of the loss of Athenia.
The 3rd September was the day that the SS Athenia was sunk just nine hours after Prime Minister Chamberlain declared the outbreak of war on the ‘wireless’. It should also be noted that the last casualties before VE Day was also a Merchant Ship also with the loss of merchant seafarers.
Hospital ships and Lifeboats and so many more:
Our lifeboats were operational right through WWII, with crews rescuing 714 people all around the coast despite the wartime dangers. From nurses to Land Girls – Miners – factory workers and so many more, all were vital. But without the cargo, the food and materials for war, the munitions and transport etc provided by the Merchant Navy. All may have been lost.