FALKLANDS 25 SUNSET WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT TOWER HILL
The Merchant Navy Association is involved with the MoD as a member of the Steering Committee organising this special service starting at 1830 hrs on 15th June 2007.
This event will recognise and commemorate all those Merchant Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary medal holders who supported HM Forces during the Falklands Conflict and the seventeen merchant seafarers who died during the campaign.
The Merchant Navy Association are honoured to have been asked to organise and distribute all the invitations. We would appreciate your help in promoting this uniquely focused event in as many ways as possible. The Service will be held at the recently dedicated MN Falklands Memorial set alongside the other two national Merchant Navy War memorials in Trinity Gardens.
There were approximately 3,000 Merchant Navy campaign medals awarded and we are hoping to bring together as many veterans as possible in Trinity Gardens. This event is one of many being organised to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict and more information can be found on www.falklands25.net.
The MoD would like us to contact all those who received decorations aboard MN and RFA ships…those who received special decorations as listed in appendix 1. If we can establish contact we will be able to send them, or their immediate families, personal invitations. In addition we are hoping to contact the Masters or families of all the MN and RFA ships in the hope of connecting with even more of those involved. Please see appendix 2. We do understand that databases are private but with this advance notice we hope that you can facilitate contact in some way.
Any of those wishing to attend are advised to send their application for tickets to the MNA’s National Chairman. Please note that all those applying for tickets must hold the South Atlantic Medal and must have a permanent United Kingdom address.
Capt J M R Sail MNI MNA National Chairman, Ensign House, High Street, Osbournby, Sleaford, NG34 0DG Tel: 01529 455734, 01205 460917 – Mob: 07739 380717 E-mail: mna4@sail-mail.net
Tim Brant MNA National Secretary, 9 Saxon Way, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6SG Tel: 01472 851130 E-mail: mna@virgin.net
Any help you could give in obtaining addresses of those listed below or any other appropriate contacts would be much appreciated.
APPENDIX 1
DECORATED
NORTH Captain Ian Harry DSC---Posthumous BROCKLEHURST Chief Officer John Keith MID STEWART Chief Engineer James Mailer MID WILLIAMS Third Engineer Brian Robert QGM Miss Rosemary Margaret Elsdon (MBE, Senior Nursing Sister, Canberra) Richard Sydney Barrett (BEM, Chief Stwd, Cable Ship Iris) Dennis Paul Betts (BEM, AB, tug Irishman) Alan John Leonard (BEM, Ch Cook, Atlantic Causeway)
APPENDIX 2
MN SHIPS
Alvega Captain A Lazenby Anco Charger Captain B Hatton Astronomer Captain H S Bladen Atlantic Causeway Captain M H C Twomey Atlantic Conveyor Captain I North DSC Avelona Star Captain H Dyer Balder London Captain K J Wallace Baltic Ferry Captain E Harrison British Avon Captain J W M Guy British Dart Captain J A N Taylor British Enterprise 3 Captain D Grant British Esk Captain G Barber British Tamar Captain W H Hare British Tay Captain P T Morris Britist Test Captain T A Oliphant British Trent Captain P R Walker British Wye Captain D M Rundle OBE Canberra Captain D J Scott-Masson CBE Contender Bezant Captain A MacKinnon Eburna Captain J C Beaumont Elk Captain J P Morton CBE Europic Ferry Captain W J C Clarke OBE Fort Toronto Captain R I Kinnier G A Walker Captain E C Metham Geestport Captain G F Foster Iris Captain A Fulton OBE Irishman Captain W Allen Laertes Captain H T Reid Lycaon Captain H R Lawton Nordic Ferry Captain R Jenkins Norland Captain D A Ellerby CBE QE2 Captain P Jackson St Edmund Captain M J Stockman St Helena Captain M L M Smith Salvageman Captain A J Stockwell Saxonia Captain H Evans Scottish Eagle Captain A Terras Stena Inspector Captain D Ede Stena Seaspread Captain N Williams Tor Caledonia Captain A Scott Uganda Captain J G Clark Wimpey Seahorse Captain M J Slack OBE Yorkshireman Captain P Rimmer
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