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A '''Merchant Navy''' was a fleet of ships used for commercial purposes instead of military. | A '''Merchant Navy''' was a fleet of ships used for commercial purposes instead of military. | ||
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[[Ace]]'s maternal grandfather, [[Frank Dudman]], was in the British Merchant Navy during [[World War II]]. He died at sea during the war in [[1943]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | [[Ace]]'s maternal grandfather, [[Frank Dudman]], was in the British Merchant Navy during [[World War II]]. He died at sea during the war in [[1943]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
[[Heather McCrimmon]]'s [[Heather McCrimmon's great-grandpa|great-grandpa]] had been in the Merchant Navy. His ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in [[1944]]. He was killed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Submariners (comic story)|The Submariners]]'') | [[Heather McCrimmon]]'s [[Heather McCrimmon's great-grandpa|great-grandpa]] had been in the Merchant Navy. His ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in [[1944]]. He was killed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Submariners (comic story)|The Submariners]]'') | ||
[[Daryl Christofi]] "started out" in the Merchant Navy. His first [[diving]] experience was with them in the [[South China Sea]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daryl Christofi (feature)|Daryl Christofi]]'') | |||
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When he was fifteen, [[Gareth Hunt]] joined the British Merchant Navy. | When he was fifteen, [[Gareth Hunt]] joined the British Merchant Navy. | ||
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A Merchant Navy was a fleet of ships used for commercial purposes instead of military.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ace's maternal grandfather, Frank Dudman, was in the British Merchant Navy during World War II. He died at sea during the war in 1943. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
Heather McCrimmon's great-grandpa had been in the Merchant Navy. His ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1944. He was killed. (COMIC: The Submariners)
Daryl Christofi "started out" in the Merchant Navy. His first diving experience was with them in the South China Seas. (PROSE: Daryl Christofi)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tom Baker joined the British Merchant Navy at the same time that he took up acting.
When he was fifteen, Gareth Hunt joined the British Merchant Navy.