Walking through Williamson Square this week, you can’t help but notice the amazing photographs under the banner ‘Stranded’ which explore the poignant stories and lives of retired Merchant and Royal Navy seamen and Wrens who served in the Battle of the Atlantic operations during the second world war. The photographs are really striking and I recognised a few faces passing…
Filmed on Saturday 25th May 2013, part of the Battle of The Atlantic 70th anniversary memorial.
BOA 70 Veterans / Royal Navy & Merchant Navy Parade from Tim Brunsden on Vimeo. As a separate project to Liverpool Ships and Sailors, I’ve been documenting the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic commemorations for Liverpool City Council. We’ve made a website to document our process which is www.battleoftheatlanticmemories.com On Sunday, we went to film the Veterans…
Today, to mark the 97th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, a remembrance service was held in Liverpool, next to one of her salvaged propellers. RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner, named after the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, which is part of present day Portugal. The ship entered passenger service with the Cunard Line on 26 August…
Noon on Sunday 15th April saw a ceremony to dedicate a plaque to honour all members of the marine engine room who have lost there lives while doing their duty. This was organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, North West Branch. See more here.