Merchant Navy Association Memorial, Swansea, Wales.
N 51° 37.216 W 003° 55.932
30U E 435464 N 5719216
Merchant Navy Association Memorial To the Seamen & Fishermen of Swansea Who lost their Lives and have no grave but the Sea.
Waymark Code: WMD0VH
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/03/2011
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Families and friends of Merchant Navy seamen who have no grave but the Sea, will be able to remember their loved ones at a permanent memorial along Swansea’s sea front.
This Merchant Navy Association Memorial to the Ocean Crusader (HX216) and the Empire Wagtail (ONS 154) in Swansea, Wales. Many of the men lost in late 1942 from these two vessels were from the Eastside of Swansea, the memorial also commemorates all who lost their lives in the Second World war,
For more info you may wish to visit this web site :-http://www.gordonmumford.com/m-navy/gallery08.htm
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Available Dawn till Dusk
Entrance fees (if any):
Free
Parking coordinates: N 51° 37.216 W 003° 55.854
Date dedicated: 06/26/2005
Sponsor(s): The People of Swansea
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