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| WWII Merchant Navy remembrance service in Liverpool | WWII Merchant Navy remembrance service in Liverpool |
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| A service of remembrance for the 60,000 Merchant Navy sailors who died during World War II is to be held in Liverpool. | A service of remembrance for the 60,000 Merchant Navy sailors who died during World War II is to be held in Liverpool. |
| For the first time representatives of the People's Republic of China will join veterans attending a service at St Nicholas Church at 12:00 BST. | |
| This will be followed by a parade to the Pier Head Merchant Navy memorials. | This will be followed by a parade to the Pier Head Merchant Navy memorials. |
| Liverpool was the main base for the Battle of the Atlantic, in which 36,000 merchant seamen died. | Liverpool was the main base for the Battle of the Atlantic, in which 36,000 merchant seamen died. |
| Golden books of remembrance, listing the names of all British seafarers who died in the war and ships which were lost, will be on display at St Nicholas Church. | Golden books of remembrance, listing the names of all British seafarers who died in the war and ships which were lost, will be on display at St Nicholas Church. |
| Representatives from India, the Netherlands and Canada will also take part in the memorial event. | Representatives from India, the Netherlands and Canada will also take part in the memorial event. |