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Daily Archives: 16 April 2021

The HMS Mars

Blog, Care Experienced HistoryBy Melissa Craib16 April 2021

Between 1869 and 1929, over six and a half thousand boys aged between 10 and 16 years old were sent to live on-board the HMS Mars, a ‘training ship’ and ‘industrial school’ moored near Dundee.

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