Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36820
HMT Lancastria
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Adam Thompson
Labour — Erewash
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People will meet with (a) survivors, (b) relatives and (c) friends of people affected by the sinking of RMS Lancastria during the Second World War to
Answer
Al CarnsThe sinking of the HMT Lancastria remains the United Kingdom's worst maritime disaster. Although it occurred almost 85 years ago, the loss of several thousand servicemen and civilians, and the fortitude of those who were saved that day, must never be forg...
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