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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL STDUP - Merchant Navy Day Manitobans from the province, city and navy gather and lay commemorative wreaths for the MERCHANT NAVY Memorial DAY service Wednesday. MANITOBA COMMEMORATES MERCHANT NAVY DAY. A total of 1,500 Canadians serving in the Canadian Merchant Navy perished, and 59 Canadian Merchant Navy ships were all lost during the Second World War. A service of remembrance in honour of those who served in Canada’s Merchant Navy was held at the Cenotaph on Memorial Blvd. At 11am Wednesday. Canada’s Merchant Navy was vital to the Allied victory over Germany in WW2. Over 12,000 men and women served in the fleet, completing over 25,000 Atlantic crossings to deliver food, military equipment, and personnel. The service included the laying of several wreaths, including wreaths from the Government of Manitoba Military Envoy Mr. David Pankratz and Winnipeg City Military Liaison Mr. Shaun Dobson. Wreaths will also be laid by representatives of Manitoba’s Consular Corps, The Royal Commonwealth Society, and Dwight MacAulay British Honorary Consul in Manitoba.Honorary Consul for the United Kingdom. Sept 3rd,, 2025