Post by Administrator on May 11, 2020 5:21:42 GMT
VE-Day. Remembering all those who gave their lives in WWII, with special mention to those of the civilian “ Forgotten Fourth Service” and those who lost their lives serving on Merchant ships. First casualty of WWII on the opening day of war 3rd September 1939 with the loss of the passenger liner SS Athenia and the last day of the war in Europe 7th May 1945 with the loss of the SS Avondale Park.
Tower Hill Memorial 23,753
Buried Ashore 2,594
Canadian 1,554 (Halifax & Tower Hill Memorial)
Bombay/Chittagong Memorial 6,048
Hong Kong War Memorial 1,400
Liverpool Naval Memorial 1,400 (MN who served on RN vessels under the T124T & T124X Agreements)
Australian War Memorial 359
Discharged disabled physically/mentally 11,600
Held illegally POW’s 5000
Executed 372
Misadventure/illness 5,361
Royal Navy DEMS 2,713
DEMS Maritime Regt. 1,222
DEMS from other Army Regiments 50
Commodores and Naval Staff 699
Billy McGee
“Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seamen's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care”
(Streets of London. Ralph McTell)
Tower Hill Memorial 23,753
Buried Ashore 2,594
Canadian 1,554 (Halifax & Tower Hill Memorial)
Bombay/Chittagong Memorial 6,048
Hong Kong War Memorial 1,400
Liverpool Naval Memorial 1,400 (MN who served on RN vessels under the T124T & T124X Agreements)
Australian War Memorial 359
Discharged disabled physically/mentally 11,600
Held illegally POW’s 5000
Executed 372
Misadventure/illness 5,361
Royal Navy DEMS 2,713
DEMS Maritime Regt. 1,222
DEMS from other Army Regiments 50
Commodores and Naval Staff 699
Billy McGee
“Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seamen's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care”
(Streets of London. Ralph McTell)