Merchant Navy in WW2

Something that really annoys me is, after an hour or more of finding out information as a result of an email request, I cannot reply to the sender as his email blocks my replies. Get your house in order please - its a waste of my free time to compile a load of info only to have to bin it later. Plus the fact that you think I have ignored you. Thank You.

Those of you searching out convoy news I strongly recommend the following url: http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/

Without The Merchant Navy, we would have definitely lost the war - Bill Andrews MN

	The Merchant Navy in WW2
	Athenia. The Beginning of the Battle for the Atlantic.
S.S. Blairlogie	7 days after sinking the Athenia, the U-30 surfaced to despatch the SS Blairlogie to the deep.
SS St Margaret	The story of the SS St Margaret
Convoy HG76	Convoy HG 76 - From the viewpoint of Capt FJ Walker RN
	Wartime Memories. Liverpool. Convoy Duty
	Chronology of Events - Battle of The Atlantic.
	Story of the SS Allende.
	Story of the crew of the tanker Athelknight & of the Scottish Heather
	Empire Webster
	Jervis Bay
	Defence Equipped Merchant Ships includes links to SS Leopoldville & SS Yoma
	Personal Items of WW2 and the Merchant Navy
	A Man Afloat - Captain Duncan Cameron Kennedy
Bill Andrews	Bill Andrews Merchant Seaman
	Who Was Really Responsible for the PQ17 Convoy Disaster?
	The Story of The U Boat Menace '39 - '43.
Battle of Atlantic	The Battle of the Atlantic 1939 - 1945
	My views on "historical fact". Read This Please!
	My World War Two Index Page.
	Convoy Web Site. Loads of info.

Campaigners will try to persuade a key official that servicemen who braved treacherous conditions in the World War Two Arctic convoys deserve belated medals. Commander Eddie Grenfell, who represents the veterans, will meet with the secretary of the Honours and Decorations Committee, Gay Catto. This is only the second time the committee will have taken a direct representation from a veterans' group over a medal claim. Only the Suez veterans have been able to do this previously, and their campaign was successful. The group will argue that it was wrong to ignore the men who sailed through subzero conditions under constant attack to keep the Soviet Union fighting on the Eastern Front against Nazi Germany. This committee has the power to recommend to the Queen that a new medal is created. Commander Grenfell said: "This is a massive breakthrough. We will present a huge dossier proving that the HD committee can put right the injustice made in the 1940s of not awarding a medal to the men who sailed the convoys to Russia." In June, Commander Grenfell, 84, wrote to each of the 659 MPs asking them to back the demand for a specific campaign medal for those who served on the Arctic convoys. The Arctic Medal Campaign organisation has been fighting the campaign for seven years. The convoys carried essential military supplies to the Russian army between 1941 and 1945. During those four years they steamed through treacherous icy seas and deadly enemy action to deliver four million tons of war equipment, including tanks and planes, to the Russian front line. Now scroll down.

Merchant Navy Day.com would like invite all families and relatives, friends and companions, to submit the names of their loved ones to the commemoration page for 3rd September in recognition of their contribution to the years 1939-1945.

www.merchantnavyday.com

It is my firm belief that that flag of the Merchant Navy flies alongside those of the Forces when we remember their sacrifices for our freedom. Let us make it so, thousands of civilian sailors died horrible deaths to ensure our parents had something to eat and the fighters and bombers had fuel to fly.

The Registry of Shipping & Seamen distribute medals issued to Merchant Seamen (not commemorative medals). To claim medals you need proof of the individuals service record, plus details of the"Ships Movements Cards"from the Public Records Office in files BT389 to claim for individual Campaign Stars. If you or a relative have never been issued with the entitlement owed, they will be issued free of charge to the individual entitled or the direct next of kin once proof is verified. If you wish to replace lost or stolen medals they will be replaced if you can prove these facts. Registry of Shipping & Seamen, Anchor Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff, CF24 5JW Merchant Seamen qualified for eight medals during W.W. II, these included the 1939-45 War Medal, 1939-45 Star, and six campaign star medals. See also link below.