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of when was the cemetery here and for meek the stablished for the victims of lancastrian. pony on plane you lou created a new passion on the cemetery was established at pony you know i don't have to be a disaster yes the first victims will be read in the civil cemetery the jew to the massive number of victims found on the coast it was decided to be done here. to dedicate a place to do. this is truly a beautiful and very peaceful place and each year the ceremony is still held to commemorate the victims of the lancastrian we. nine hundred forty six. and his release by the locals is a new. eighteenth of june one thousand forty. i think the victims burned here would find it very suitable thank you so much. perhaps ironic that this. should see both the single greatest naval disaster. and the most successful commando raid of the second world war. both. touching sensitivity and dignity but that's not the case back in blighty. said to the global empire that they should treat triumph and disaster. with the same. message was lost in the british authorities but it came to the sinking

they they had a lancastrian. i would call it stone. and so we went every year but of course she received a medal in the in a ceremony at the school and. how was that before you and i had about what it was most unusual because i wasn't expecting. must have been especially in of course we have our a lovely picture of you at the zoo i think about twelve where you are a leader and a tough in london we're very grateful and privileged jackman you've been able to join us today and as a token of our appreciation and i don't ever get to do this because it's not by any morning it just says you received a medal from alex i'd like to present you with alex salmond week which is scalloped for loving cup it's you can put in it whiskey we prefer of a scotch whisky of course we would prefer but i think you to i think you may have something else in my arm but we'd love for you to answer is from us to you thank you so much for joining us thank you thank you thank you and so we have heard from the living testimony of lancaster survivors how strange it was

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