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Old 01-28-23, 03:26 PM   #342
KaleunMarco
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Originally Posted by Red Devil View Post
Walker didnt hate U boats or even their sailors. If he found bodies etc I gave them a christian burial at sea, prisoners who died were also treated humanely before burial at sea. I had a major battle with a wikipedia contributor who declared Walker a war criminal alleging he left survivors in the water. Simply not true. After talking to a wiki editor (as I now am) I won the case and the offending item was removed. I know Walkers grandson, also a Captain in the RN, he was furious when I told him what had gone on. Walker did become more aggressive in his hunts after his son was killed in the Med in HMS Parthian. When a prisoner was accidentally wounded by a lapse guard. Walker ordered a full investigation, all written down, which was passed to the Red Cross by Admiral Horton, his boss, in Liverpool. As Walker had attended AS warfare courses in between the wars, he refused to send his ships to Tobermory for training, stating that he was well equipped to train his 6 ship force himself, which he did. Turning these ships into the firs ever 'hunter killer group'. The Second Support Group did not escort convoys, but roamed freely, mainly in the Bay of Biscay. If he found a uboat, it never got away. He sank on one particular patrol 6 boats and sank them.
you misunderstood me.
i admire Capt. Walker...his skill, his zeal, his leadership.
it is a shame that all of this led to his untimely death.
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