THOUSANDS of merchant shipwrecks from the two world wars could be afforded war grave status after the Ministry of Defence dropped a landmark court action.
· Sisters' victory for father killed in WW2
· Final decision still rests with defence secretary
TWO sisters whose father died on a merchant ship in the Second World War won a court battle yesterday to have the wreck designated a war grave.
The daughters of a naval gunner killed when his ship was torpedoed off the Sussex coast during WWII have won their battle for the wreck to be protected.
Two daughters of a naval gunner, who died during the Second World War when his merchant navy vessel was torpedoed, today won the second round of their fight to have the wrecked ship which lies off Has
Two sisters' court victory to have their father's final resting place designated as a war grave could mean that most convoy vessels sunk by enemy action will now be protected.
TWO sisters who last saw their father in 1943 have won the latest round in their battle to have the ship on which he died designated a war grave.
Case No: C1/2006/0124
Neutral Citation Number: [2006] EWCA Civ 1270
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE
Case No: CO/132/2005
Neutral Citation Number: [2005] EWHC 2888 (Admin)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION