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Newport remembrance service for the Merchant Navy
Reported locally 15th November.
AT MARINERS Green yesterday, Newport paid its respects to the members of the Merchant Navy who served – and died for – their country during wartime.
Hundreds of seafarers from Gwent lost their lives during the two world wars as they strived to keep the nation running, braving enemy attacks while delivering precious supplies from overseas.
A service at the city's Merchant Navy Memorial on Saturday morning was begun by Alan Speight, of the Merchant Navy Association's City of Newport branch.
Last week, Ms Morden paid tribute to the city's Merchant Navy veterans in the House of Commons.
In her speech, the Newport East MP said she represented "a city with a rich seafaring tradition".
"We will always owe our merchant seafarers a debt of gratitude for their service and sacrifice, which will remain a central part of our act of remembrance," she added.
Ms Morden spoke of the heavy sacrifices made by the Merchant Navy in both world wars – 442 seafarers from Gwent perished in the Second World War.
These included 14-year-old Raymond Steed, from Newport, who was killed on board the SS Empire Morn when the ship was hit by a U-Boat mine off the coast of Morocco.
He was the youngest services recruit from Wales to die during World War Two, and the second-youngest in Britain.
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Reported locally 15th November.
AT MARINERS Green yesterday, Newport paid its respects to the members of the Merchant Navy who served – and died for – their country during wartime.
Hundreds of seafarers from Gwent lost their lives during the two world wars as they strived to keep the nation running, braving enemy attacks while delivering precious supplies from overseas.
A service at the city's Merchant Navy Memorial on Saturday morning was begun by Alan Speight, of the Merchant Navy Association's City of Newport branch.
Last week, Ms Morden paid tribute to the city's Merchant Navy veterans in the House of Commons.
In her speech, the Newport East MP said she represented "a city with a rich seafaring tradition".
"We will always owe our merchant seafarers a debt of gratitude for their service and sacrifice, which will remain a central part of our act of remembrance," she added.
Ms Morden spoke of the heavy sacrifices made by the Merchant Navy in both world wars – 442 seafarers from Gwent perished in the Second World War.
These included 14-year-old Raymond Steed, from Newport, who was killed on board the SS Empire Morn when the ship was hit by a U-Boat mine off the coast of Morocco.
He was the youngest services recruit from Wales to die during World War Two, and the second-youngest in Britain.
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