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HMS Aspodel
credit - Imperial War Museum |
HMS
Aspodel on 01.54 hours on the 10
th of
March, 1944,
U-575 attacked the convoy
SL-150, which was combined
with convoy
MKS-41 and sank HMS
Asphodel with a Gnat
west-northwest of Cape Finisterre. The commander, four officers and 87 ratings
were lost. Only five survivors were picked up by HMS
Clover. After the
attack, the U-boat was hunted by escorts for 18 hours but managed to escape.
Leading Seaman George Joseph, who was 22 years old at the
time of the sinking. George had been mentioned in dispatches
George was the son of Mary Jane Joseph.
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George Joseph
Chatham Naval Memorial
credit - findagrave |
George is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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| Herald of Wales |
Following his death, the
Herald of Wales reported his death, September 1944.
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