From 2010-2013 I was in written and verbal communication with RNPS Veteran – George Smith (1924-2016) – who entrusted me with his life-story regarding his
Category: HMS Beaumaris Castle {FY 992} (RNPS) [1940-1945]
Remembering the life of my maternal grandfather – Arthur Gibson (1911-1976) who fought in the Royal Navy Patrol Service (RNPS) during WWII – in the North Atlantic on the HMS Beaumaris Castle (FY 992) – protecting the Russian Arctic Convoys carrying crucial aid to the then beleaguered USSR!
A Fallen Comrade: Seaman John Youngman 1914-c.1974 – Served on the HMS Beaumaris Castle (FY 992) During WWII!
The Telegraphist of the Beaumaris Castle – George Smith (1924-2016) – personally told me that John Youngman was one of my maternal grandfather’s (Arthur Gibson)
Review: Black Flag – The Surrender of Germany’s U-Boat Forces (2009) – By Lawrence Paterson
An Excellent insight into the British anti-fascist war against Nazi Germany’s U-Boats! The author expresses his expert knowledge about the Nazi German U-Boats – that
Nazi German U-Boat (U1009) Captured by the HMS Beaumaris Castle (FY 992) – Butt of Lewes (8.5.1945) – As Recounted by Telegaphist George Smith (2005) and Included in Lawrence Paterson’s (2009) Book ‘Black Flag’!
The reader must always keep in-mind the sheer horror of the Nazi German regime and the atrocities that regime perpetuated upon the world. Nazi German
Emails: German U-Boat Museum – HMS Beaumaris Castle (FY 992) (17.11.2021)
Author’s Note: As a British person who a) understands the sheer horror of the Nazi German regime – and b) has family members who fought
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 