in remembrance of
merchant navy seamen who lost their lives
in world war ii 1939-1945
they sustained heavy losses,
1 in 3 merchant navy seamen
did not survive the war.
| merchant navy seamen killed | 30,248 |
| missing | 4,654 |
| wounded | 4,707 |
| prisoner of war | 5,720 |
| total of casualties | 45,329 |
Look out to sea and say a prayer
For those who rest beneath,
They gave their lives, that you may share
A Europe that is free.
Donald Hunter 2008
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in remembrance of
merchant navy seamen
who gave their lives in
'operation neptunte'
the code name for the d-day landings
june 6th to september 1944.
the large seaborne operation to land
and supply our armies in normandy, france.
its objective was to free france
and so complete the first phase of the
'liberation of europe.'
one of these convoy routes
to the landing beaches
was from london docks via the dover straits
to normandy.
the enemy attacks on this convoy route
along the french occupied & heavily fortified
coast took heavy toll
in the lives of merchant seamen
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'THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC'
this was the longest battle of ww ii
which lasted from
september 1939 until may 1945
during this battle the merchant navy
sustained their heaviest losses of ships
and their crews.
in remembrance of those seamen
who gave their lives in order
to keep britain's 'lifeline' open
to transport troops
and vital war materials.
they paid a heavy price.
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this merchant navy war memorial
was funded by donations to the
dover & district merchant navy memorial fund,
in remembrance of the merchant navy seamen
who lost their lives in world war ii
founder and fund-raiser:
donald hunter, legion d'honneur m.n. (ww ii)
sculptor: vivien mallock
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