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3 days ago · The Merchant Navy Memorial, London. At 1115 on 3rd September 1939, the Second World War began for Britain. 8hrs 25mins later, so did its first battle. At 1940, the liner SS Athenia was torpedoed by a German submarine. The War’s first British, American and Canadian lives were lost: passengers and crew, civilians all.
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3 days ago · The Royal Navy ( RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
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1 day ago · Total Records. 9,814. Content Source. The National Archives of the UK. Published on Forces War Records. 8 February 2023. Last Updated. 31 October 2023. Search medal rolls and lists of officers and men of the Royal Navy who were awarded or claimed medals & clasps issued to commemorate actions & campaigns in WW2.
4 days ago · Those legally defined military operations recognised by the UK Government as those in which the Merchant fleet supported the military included, but are not limited to, Korea (1950-53), Suez (1956), South Atlantic (1982), Gulf (Kuwait Crisis) (1990-91) and Gulf (Iraq Invasion) (2003). Significantly all Merchant Navy seafarers who served in these ...
5 days ago · Last Updated. October 30, 2023. Collection of over 9,000 recipients from the Merchant Navy who received awards during the Second World War with Forces War Records.
1 day ago · Below is a list of American films released in 1944. Going My Way won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were Double Indemnity, Gaslight, Since You Went Away and Wilson . Ministry of Fear directed by Fritz Lang.
5 days ago · The New Year Honours 1961 were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 31 December 1960 in the United Kingdom, [1] [2] [3] Australia, [4] New Zealand, [3] [5] [6] Nigeria, [7] and Rhodesia and ...
