A SERVICE of remembrance to HM Landing Craft Gun (L) s 15-16 and HMS Rosemary will be held at Freshwater West car park on Friday, April 25, at 3pm.
Pembroke town councillor and district parade marshal Councillor David Boswell has been fighting for a new memorial to replace the existing stone for more than a year.
Two plaques bearing the names of the 79 men who died were unveiled at a memorial service held last April to mark the 70th anniversary of the accident, but had to be removed straight after the service because they did not have planning permission from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.
The two semi-completed landing craft guns – LG 15 and LG16 – went down after getting into difficulty in a storm while on passage from Belfast to Falmouth. Only three people survived the disaster and many bodies were never recovered.
Six crew members from HMS Rosemary died when their rescue vessel was engulfed by a huge wave.
For more information on the service contact Kevin Jones on 07855 174181 or Jerry Price on 01646 683624.
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