Subdeacon Joe Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Story of Captain’s courage resurfaces after 98 years The gold stopwatch being sold is engraved with the words '...for sinking the first German submarine in the great European War 1914-15." James Morten, of auctioneers Morten and Eden, said: "John Bell was a merchant seamen, he wasn't a military person. "Yet when attacked by a menacing U-boat his instincts weren't to turn and run but quite the opposite. "After spotting the periscope he decided to ram the submarine and all the evidence was that he sunk it. "He was feted as a hero and trumpeted for being the first person to sink a German submarine of the war." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'll bit 2 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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