Post by Administrator on Nov 22, 2016 22:44:19 GMT
Merchant Navy memorial unveiled on Weymouth seafront
A memorial to seamen who lost their lives in the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets has been unveiled.
More than 3,000 people signed a petition in support of a memorial for Dorset seamen set up by the The Merchant Navy Association last year.
Almost £30,000 was subsequently raised for the five-tonne Portland stone sculpture on the seafront in Weymouth.
The association's Steve Donnelly said public support for the project had been "phenomenal".
He said: "It's an important memorial that many local people and visitors wanted - people said they had lost relatives during the war and appreciated what the Merchant Navy had done for us."
The 6ft-high (1.8m) monument on The Esplanade was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell.
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A memorial to seamen who lost their lives in the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets has been unveiled.
More than 3,000 people signed a petition in support of a memorial for Dorset seamen set up by the The Merchant Navy Association last year.
Almost £30,000 was subsequently raised for the five-tonne Portland stone sculpture on the seafront in Weymouth.
The association's Steve Donnelly said public support for the project had been "phenomenal".
He said: "It's an important memorial that many local people and visitors wanted - people said they had lost relatives during the war and appreciated what the Merchant Navy had done for us."
The 6ft-high (1.8m) monument on The Esplanade was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell.
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