Liverpool Naval Memorial, Pierhead.

[Alistair Baker]

Hello,
This may not be the best place to put out this question. I am a volunteer for the CWGC, and as such I along with two colleagues look after the Memorial at the Pierhead. On the Memorial it lists 1409 personnel who died in WW2 and have no known grave. This number is made up of Royal Navy reservists and merchant seamen who signed the T124 and they and their ships came under the discipline of the RN There are 120 ships listed and not all were sunk in WW2, some continued their commercial roles after the war. I along with my colleagues regularly give talks at the Pierhead, telling visitors the history of the vessels and the crews, we also give talks to organisations in the area who wish to learn of the beginnings of the IWGC/CWGC right up to date, and specifically the Naval Memorial.
What I am asking for is whether any members of the BMN, had any relatives who may have served on these 120 ships, their stories and experiences that may have been handed down over the years. As I say to anyone we all have a story, and it is important that they must be recorded and not lost.
I did not serve in either the MN or RN, although both my grandfather and father served in both wars in the RN respectively.
Again my apologies if this is not the correct forum to make this request, Thank you Alistair Baker

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Probably a story waiting to be written. My father was n the T124X in the first war, was on an old heap that lured German U boats to the surface with some panicking and lowering the lifeboats, which brought the U-boats to the surface not wanting to waste a torpedo, the ships sides dropped down and there guns there made short work of the U-boat. I have his old world two war discharge book. My brother shipped out of Liverpool on one ship during the second world war, the rest out of Swansea.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Weren’t they called Q ships Des ? Or have I picked the wrong letter of the alphabet with my lucky pin. ? JS

[happy daze john in oz]

It is so important that we all do what we can to preserve history of shipping.
Fail and future generations will never know that some gave their today so we could have our tomorrow.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

i John.
Yes John Q ships, My Dad must have wished it was another letter as I used to question him about it at every opportunity, mostly when he kept asking me to go and weed the allotment.
Des