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Compass commemorating merchant seamen lost in the World Wars - Taken by Howard Davies 11 Jun 2013
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Memorial plaque to the unknown merchant seaman - Taken by Howard Davies 11 Jun 2013
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Tablet listing the Bristol merchant ships lost in the World Wars - Taken by Howard Davies 11 Jun 2013
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General view - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of dedication - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of sinuous seating and names - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of Ships Lost - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of Ships Lost close up - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of context - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
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View of explanatory plaque - Taken by mhs 12 Oct 2017
Reference WMO/141538
Edit memorial name, location & address- Metal Brass
- Stone Stone (any)
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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Brass collar: MERCHANT SEAMEN/ IN WAR AND PEACE THEY PLIED THEIR TRADE/ OVER THE ANGRY SEAS/ REMEMBER THEM AS HERE YOU STAND/ BENEATH THESE PLACID TREES Other side: THIS MEMORIAL IS A TRIBUTE TO/ ALL MERCHANT SEAFARERS WHO HAVE SAILED/ TO AND FROM BRISTOL/ THROUGHOUT THE AGES Plaque: IN 1996 A SMALL GROUP OF LOCAL SEAFARERS FOUNDED/ THE BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION./ ONE OF ITS AIMS WAS TO CREATE A MEMORIAL AT THE HARBOURSIDE/ TO THOSE SEAFARERS WHO HELPED TO BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO THIS GREAT CITY./ IN THE YEAR 2000 DAVID BACKHOUSE FRBS RWA/ WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE THE MEMORIAL/ WHICH WAS UNVEILED BY HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL/ ON 21ST MAT 2001.
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