Post by Administrator on Aug 19, 2016 22:53:53 GMT
Merchant navy veterans at Mariners' Park ensure VJ Day is remembered annually.
Merchant Navy veterans and their families at Nautilus Mariners’ Park attended commemorations to mark the 71st anniversary of VJ Day on Monday 15 August 2016.
The Union’s Merseyside welfare centre staged the event to pay tribute to the merchant seafarers who were involved in the British and Commonwealth campaign in the Far East — which continued for three months after the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
Mariners’ Park resident Captain Ronald Pengelly — who was awarded both the Burma and Pacific Stars — placed a wreath during the service, which was held at the Atlantic Memorial Stone outside the Trinity House Hub.
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