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Dover and District Merchant Navy
UKNIWM Ref: 57771
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Address
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Not known |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TR 310 410 |
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Inscription
6 O'Clock Face:
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.
3 O'Clock face:
IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ 'OPERATION NEPTUNE'/ 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 A HEAVY TOLL/ IN THE LIVES OF MERCHANT SEAMEN.
9 O'Clock face:
'THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC'/ THIS WAS THE LONGEST BATTLE OF WWII/ 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.
12 O'Clock face:
THIS MERCHANT NAVY 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. (WWII)/ SCULPTOR: VIVIEN MALLOCK.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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Physical Description
Sculpture of a Merchant Navy Officer holding a pair of binoculars, surmounting a square plinth.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
Second World War (1939-1945) |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
Dover & District Merchant Navy Memorial Fund. |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Private, Corporate, Public |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Free |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
£47,000 |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
The figure of 34,902 killed is the sum of 30,248 killed plus 4,654 Missing (believed killed).
Remembrance Service at the Dover Merchant Navy Memorial to take place on Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September 2009. |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
8 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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