Peter De Neumann
Commander Bernard Peter de Neumann GM RN (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British sailor, convicted pirate, and dockmaster.
Neumann's sea-going career included being sunk twice in the space of one month, being charged and convicted of piracy by the Vichy French, and being known as “The Man From Timbuctoo”.
Read more about Peter De Neumann: World War II, Port of London Authority, Death, Museum Pieces
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