The Black Merchant Seamen War Memorial is a sandstone stone memorial, It is situated in Falkner Square, Liverpool. The stone is from the Liverpool Seamen's Hostel with a bronze plaque dedicated to all the Black Seamen who served during World War II. It was unveiled in 1993 on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.[1]
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The BlackMerchantSeamenWarMemorial is a sandstone stone memorial, It is situated in Falkner Square, Liverpool. The stone is from the Liverpool Seamen's...
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Anglo-Saxon blood". In World War II as more men were required to crew British merchant ships, the Chinese MerchantSeamen's Pool of approximately 20,000...
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