Peter de Neumann

Peter de Neumann
Capt Peter de Neumann MN, HMRC Vigilant, circa 1950
Birth nameBernard Peter de Neumann
Nickname(s)The Man from Timbuctoo
Born(1917-09-18)18 September 1917
Hadleigh, Essex
Died16 September 1972(1972-09-16) (aged 54)
Tilbury Dockside, Essex
Ashes scattered
River Thames off Gravesend, Kent
AllegianceEngland
Service / branchMerchant Navy
RankMaster Mariner
Commandsex-Luftwaffe Flak Ship Hilde,
Empire Maymorn,
Ariguani,
HMRC Vigilant
Battles / warsAtlantic, Sicily Landings, Italy Landings, Normandy Landings, Pacific
Awards
RelationsBernard de Neumann (son)
Other workHarbourmaster (Port of London, United Kingdom) Dockmaster (Tilbury, Essex)
George Medal

Captain Bernard Peter de Neumann GM (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British Merchant Navy officer. His seagoing career included being sunk twice in the space of one month, and being charged and convicted of piracy by the Vichy French, after which he was imprisoned in Timbuktu.[1][2][3][4][5]

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