Archibald Dickson (WWII)

Archibald Dickson
Born	1892 Cardiff
Died	1939 North Sea
Nationality	Welsh
Occupation	Sea 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.

Naval career

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 ^[3] , during the night of 28 March 1939. ^[4]

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

Memorial to Archibald Dickson in Alicante.

His memory is celebrated by the cities of Cardiff ^[5] and Alicante, in Spain, and by the Tower Hill Memorial in London. ^[6]

References

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. https://www.vscw.ca/fr/node/682
4. "Stanbrook | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
5. "Wales belatedly honours a home-grown hero who is worshipped in Spain". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
6. CWGC. "Master Archibald Dickson | War Casualty Details 2782442". CWGC. Retrieved 2023-05-09.