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MEDITERRANEAN MINEFIELD
The launch of Adrian St Clair Fewins' book Mediterranean Minefield took place on Saturday 26th November 2005 on board HMS Belfast. It is 96 pages long and costs £9.95 plus £1.50 postage and packing. It is believed that this is a unique book since the memorabilia and photographs could only be assembled with the help of the internet and the website www.hmsneptune.com. This major naval tragedy, largely obscured for over 60 years, touched many families throughout the British Isles, New Zealand and South Africa.
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The book is a photographic tribute to honour the 836 men who died in HMS Neptune and HMS Kandahar. Our appeal for information from relatives and all those with Neptune connections elicited a remarkable response from all over the world, including New Zealand, whose loss of 150 men represents that nation's worst single day disaster in World War Two. Over the last three years, 378 relatives of 252 men who died have contacted the Neptune Association, and 209 photos of the casualties are included in the book. It is remarkable that so many photos have been carefully preserved within the families for over 60 years. The book includes an account of what happened and a wide variety of memorabilia and stories about the casualties.
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