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Who is the Bristol Merchant Navy Association?

The Merchant Navy Association is a group of retired and serving men and women of the Merchant Navy.

Bristol and District Branch was formed following an inaugural meeting at Avonmouth in May 1996. Its initial and on-going purpose is to raise awareness of the role the Merchant Navy played, and continues to play, in our island nations’ story, especially in time of war with the maintenance of vital supplies of food, fuel, equipment etc.

It has been a long and continuing fight to obtain just recognition for this most dangerous of the civilian services but many things have been achieved including the establishment of a National Merchant Navy Day on the 3rd September every year.

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What’s On

March 4, 2020 bmna_admin 1 Comment

AN URGENT MESSAGE TO MEMBERS Dear Members On behalf of your Committee, I have to advise you that coffee mornings…

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Welcome to Bristol Merchant Navy Association – Keep Stoking!

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Welcome to the Bristol Merchant Navy Association Blog.  We’ll keep everyone updated on events we have organised and we welcome comments and…

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PADRE Philip Auden

January 23, 2021 bmna_admin 1 Comment

Our friend and Padre, Philip Auden, Crossed The Bar on Tuesday 19th January at home. He will be much missed.…

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William Weston

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Bill Weston who lives in Australia is looking for information about his late father William Leonard Weston.  The family lived…

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Reg Kear poems – CD

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Does anyone have a CD of the poems of Reg Kear ?  If someone has would they lend it so…

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Calling all people from HMS Trouncer or HMS Thane!

January 7, 2020 bmna_admin 2 Comments

Bob Flegg from HMS Trouncer and HMS Thane. Bob Flegg, aged 92, has asked us if we could help to…

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