First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Shipwrecked Mariners' Society

During WW1, the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society provided financial support to 2,656 widows; 4,724 orphans; 1,122 aged parents and 50,917 sailors and fishermen to the amount of £126,836 (just over £4 million in today's prices). The Shipwrecked Mariners'Society continues its work to this day. wwwshipwreckedmariners.org.uk

Citation

“Shipwrecked Mariners' Society,” by Unknown. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5695.

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