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HMS Mersey Freedom Of The Borough Parade

Naval officers from HMS Mersey paraded through the streets of Bootle this morning with ‘drums beating and bayonets fixed’ as the ship celebrates being bestowed with the Freedom of the Borough of Sefton Freedom of the Borough The historic Freedom of the Borough award was presented to the ship’s command on Thursday evening (April 13th) during a special ceremony at Bootle Town Hall, reaffirming Sefton’s historic links with the Royal Navy and HMS Mersey. HMS Mersey, a naval patrol vessel, is currently moored in Liverpool as part of a four-day public celebration. Events began with the Freedom of the Borough ceremony and ended today with a historic 100-sailor-strong parade through Bootle. Historic HMS Mersey’s affiliation with Sefton was granted partly in honour of Captain Frederic John Walker, a World War Two officer who led command of escort ships from Bootle’s Gladstone Dock, during the Battle of the Atlantic. Captain Walker also played a huge role in the D-Day landings of 1944, helping set up an impenetrable wall of escort ships to stop German U-Boats from attacking allied boats going to and from Normandy. This two-week blockade contributed massively to the Allied invasion’ success. Commemoration On Thursday Lieutenant Commander James Mitchell, HMS Mersey’s commanding officer of, and crew from the ship,joined representatives of the Royal Navy and civic leaders to commemorated the Borough’s naval links which date back over 80 years. During the parade Naval personnel marched past Captain Walker’s house on Trinity Road, Bootle in a salute to his heroic exploits as part of the parade.