Heroes of Zeebrugge honoured; Mersey ferries played their part.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | April 21, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: BY ALAN WESTON Daily Post Staff

A ROYAL Marine veteran travelled from Canada to join 200 other ex-servicemen in Wirral yesterday for a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of a heroic First World War raid in which the Mersey Ferries played a key role.

The annual Zeebrugge Remembrance service, organised by the Merseyside branch of the Royal Marines Association, was held at Seacombe ferry terminal and aboard one of the ferries.

It started with a march by the ex-marines from Wallasey Town Hall to board the Royal Daffodil at Seacombe. This was ...

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