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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. | ||
[[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]]'') | [[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]]'') | ||
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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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Revision as of 01:40, 29 March 2019
A Merchant Navy was a fleet of ships used for commercial purposes instead of military.
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)
Behind the scenes
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.
