Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01062 · Session 3

commission a commemorative medal to be awarded to all those (or the relatives of victims, or relatives of survivors who have now passed away) who were aboard the troopship Lancastria on 17th June 1940 when she was sunk by German bombers, claiming the

Lodged Submitted 12 Jun 2007 EU & International Affairs
Signatures
156
Comments
0
Considered
2 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

commission a commemorative medal to be awarded to all those (or the relatives of victims, or relatives of survivors who have now passed away) who were aboard the troopship Lancastria on 17th June 1940 when she was sunk by German bombers, claiming the lives of an estimated 4000 people, mostly troops of the British Expeditionary Force, and which resulted in Britain’s worst ever maritime disaster and worst single loss of life for British forces in the whole of World War 2, in recognition of the sacrifice of the victims and the endurance of those survivors who have tried to keep the memory of their fallen comrades alive for the past 67 years.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 6 Nov 2007
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 29 Jan 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

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