Queens Honours Merchant Navy War Dead. After unveiling the extended Merchant navy memorial on tower hill, near the tower of London, November 5, the Queen lays a wreath there. New panels record the names of more than 24,000 men and women of the Mercantile marine and fishing fleets who lost their lives in world war two and have no known grave. The archbishop of Canterbury dedicated the memorial and 18 wreaths were laid, the first three by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester. October 15, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).