Original British WWII Scarce Merchant Navy Recruitment Poster - 19¾ x 29½” Manufacture Type_Original Items is dated 30

is dated 30

S Army issued fatigue hat

Common motifs include the cockatoo (kakatua) and the sea serpent (naga)

These are identical to the "Metropolitan issue"

with 53 bodies found and 297 others claimed as killed

Original British WWII Scarce Merchant Navy Recruitment Poster - 19¾ x 29½” Manufacture Type_Original Items is dated 30Original Item. Only One Available. Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the British Merchant Navy which kept the United Kingdom supplied with raw materials, arms, ammunition, fuel, food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout World War II literally enabling the country to defend itself. In doing this, they sustained a considerably greater casualty rate than almost every other branch of the armed services and suffered great hardship.