Non-military cargo vessels and tankers in the Merchant Navy were critical in keeping British armed forces supplied with food, fuel, weaponry and other equipment and vehicles during the Falklands War.

When World War Two broke out in September 1939 ... Many men from the Caribbean did join the Merchant Navy, but sailors from the British Empire were paid about one third of the wages that white ...

Their war service was acknowledged and celebrated. "The loco women have been written out of history.” Ms Dalley explained Merchant Navy steam locomotives were the only major engine class to be ...

Prior to the war, many blacks were already experienced seamen, having served in the British navy and in the colonies' state navies, as well as on merchant vessels in the North and the South.

aircrew and supplies to the war zone and sailed from its homeport of Liverpool. She was to be the first British merchant navy loss in conflict since WW2. Cargo included helicopters, six Westland ...

Like most of his generation, Henri Peteri spoke little about World War Two or his role ... the journey enlisted in the British or Dutch armed forces, the merchant navy or went to work for the ...