SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
In 7 days (Thursday November 23rd) a packed Leopold Muller Theatre at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich, will host the 81st anniversary on British soil of the ill-fated S.S. Tilawa. This will be the second commemoration in the world, following Mumbai India last year. The event is by invitation only.
Baroness Verma and the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich will be amongst the special guests attending. Most of the audience will be Tilawa families including 2 survivors, Mrs. Tejparkash Mangat, and Mr. Arvindbhai Jani. Many families will also be visiting from Canada, South Africa, and the USA.
Last week the British Deputy High Commissioner kept his promise from a year ago, when the Maritime Mumbai Museum Society represented tilawa1942.com in laying a wreath to memorialize 280 people who tragically lost their life 81 years ago on November 23rd 1942.
A few days following the commemoration will be an unprecedented UK Supreme Court maritime hearing between Argentum Exploration and the Republic of South Africa. This is regarding the salvage of silver bars from the wreck site of S.S. Tilawa back in 2017. Founder of Tilawa 1942 Heritage Productions and Tilawa1942.com, Emile Solanki, says: "Whilst we have no interest in the legal battle of the silver bars, we are deeply interested in the research, photographs, footage, and stories of Tilawa's discovery. To imagine in 2017 after searching for 6 months, a dedicated crew found the ship, and saw remnants of what my late great-grandfather travelled on, means so much to me. I am excited to learn more in time."
November will indeed be a momentous month!
Members of the press and Tilawa connected families are invited to reach out to Emile Solanki for or with further information. More on the forgotten tragedy can be found at tilawa1942.com
A tragedy that cost the lives of hundreds of Indian people.
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