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| South Wales Daily Post |
The
South Wales Daily Post published an article in
August 1944 titled “Port Tennant Man in Dispatches." Mrs. J. Powell
received a certificate from the Admiralty awarded to her eldest son, Acting
Leading Seaman George Joseph. The certificate was granted "
for his
courage in the face of the enemy and for setting an example of whole-hearted
devotion for duty, which upheld the high tradition of the Royal Navy."
George had been killed in action a few months earlier, when
his ship, H.M.S. Asphodel, was torpedoed
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| H.M.S. Asphodel |
H.M.S.
Asphodel
was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy. It was constructed
by George Brown and Company in 1940, commissioned that same year, and
consequently sunk by U-575 on 10
th of March 1944.
H.M.S. Asphodel
was escorting convoy SL 150 along with MKS-41 near Cape Finisterre. The German
submarine U-575 launched a torpedo
that hit the Asphodel and then
escaped. H.M.S. Clover rescued five
sailors from Asphodel, while 92
others were lost with the ship.
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George Joseph
Chatham Naval Memorial
credit - findagrave |
George Joseph's name is commemorated on the Chatham Naval
Memorial.
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