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Falkner Square War Memorial

War memorial · Second World War · Merseyside

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  • Photo of the memorial: Plaque
    Plaque. Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0

Where

Merseyside
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Inscription

This Plaque is Dedicated to all Black Merchant Seamen who served during the 1939 - 45 War "They held their course" Respect Due. It was jointly unveiled by Mr. VESTEY President of the British Shipping Organisation and Mr. B.H. SKEETE ex - Merchant Seaman who served during the 1939 - 45 war on 27th May 1993

The names (2)

The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Mr. Vestey

    Mr. VESTEY

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    Cite this name

    Falkner Square War Memorial (Merseyside, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "Mr. VESTEY"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2512/ : accessed 9 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2512/

    Read from: File:Black Merchant Seamen memorial, Falkner Square.jpg

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  2. Mr. B. H. Skeete

    Mr. B.H. SKEETE

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    Falkner Square War Memorial (Merseyside, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 2, "Mr. B.H. SKEETE"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2513/ : accessed 9 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2513/

    Read from: File:Black Merchant Seamen memorial, Falkner Square.jpg

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