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Archibald Dickson (WWII)

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Archibald Dickson
Born1892
Died1939
NationalityWelsh
OccupationSea captain

Archibald Dickson was a British seaman who was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1892 and died in the North Sea in 1939.[1][2] He was a hero of the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

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Dickson was the captain of the SS Stanbrook, a British merchant ship that rescued almost 3,000 Spanish Republicans in the port of Alicante, in Spain, during the night of 28 March 1939.[3]

On November 18, 1939, at the beginning of World War II, the SS Stanbrook was torpedoed in the North Sea by U-boat U-57. Archibald Dickson died on board.

Memory

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Memorial to Archibald Dickson in Alicante.

His memory is celebrated by the cities of Cardiff[4] and Alicante, in Spain, and by the Tower Hill Memorial in London.[5]

References

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  1. ^ roathhistory (2021-08-20). "Archibald Dickson – An Unsung Roath Hero". Roath Local History Society. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. ^ "Archibald Dickson Memorial". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. ^ "Stanbrook | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  4. ^ "Wales belatedly honours a home-grown hero who is worshipped in Spain". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  5. ^ CWGC. "Master Archibald Dickson | War Casualty Details 2782442". CWGC. Retrieved 2023-05-09.