©The Merchant Navy Memorial Second World War section.
On the afternoon of Saturday 7 September 1940, the Blitz began.
The East End’s docks the target; the Port of London and its shipping were vital in keeping Britain fed and fighting.
There were 1,600 civilian casualties that day, 400 died.
The nation’s tribute to those civilian seafarers, men and women, whose grave is the sea, is The Merchant Navy Memorial.
It bears 36,067 names - more than any other Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in the UK.
A tribute also to all those who served onshore in support, it is Grade I and II*-listed.
Organised by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, a City livery company, the Remembrance Sunday service is open to all.
TRAVEL & ACCESS
Trinity Square Gardens and much of The Merchant Navy Memorial are wheelchair accessible; Second World War section has seven shallow steps
Buses: 15; 42; 78 and 100
Underground: Tower Hill (Circle & District lines); step-free access
DLR: Tower Gateway; all DLR stations step-free
Overground: Whitechapel (Windrush line); step-free
Elizabeth line: Liverpool Street; Whitechapel; all stations step-free
National Rail: Fenchurch Street; Liverpool Street; both step-free
London River Services: Tower Pier; step-free
Cycle: Cycleway C3