Union Jack rh  FRANK  S. TAYLOR  FAMILY AND ROYAL NAVY HISTORY.NET  UK Naval Ensign White L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memoriam 

 

With tremendous sadness we very much regret the passing of

 Mr Gordon Smith author and founder of Naval-History.net.

 

 

 

We would especially like to acknowledge the assistance of the late Mr Gordon Smith who opened his website Naval-History.Net to us.

 

Gordon Smith was of tremendous assistance to our project.

When we were just beginning, he provided much needed encouragement plus practical help and advice.

We regarded him as the foremost authority on matters relating to Royal Navy History and his website is ample testimony to that opinion.

 

I am very glad to have had the opportunity to visit him in Wales and to spend time with him.

 We are extremely grateful for all that he achieved and the legacy which is his website.

 

Russell J Taylor June 2017

 

  SERVICE HISTORIES OF ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS IN WORLD WAR 2

 (Naval-History.Net)

 

 

 We are extremely grateful.

 

 

Mr Gordon Smith and Russ in Wales

 

 

We have received the following message from Gordon’s daughter Amber.

She is in the photo above – rear right and yes, we remember well.

 

I had a most enjoyable and informative day with her Father.

 

 

From: Amber Giles
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Hi Russell
I’m not sure if you remember me. I’m Gordon Smith’s daughter who you met when you came to Wales.

I just want to say thank you for your piece you wrote on your website about my dad
Thanks
Amber



For the story of his website on one page I sincerely recommend you look at:

http://www.naval-history.net/index2StoryofNHN.htm

 

  

Gordon Smith, creator of Naval-History.Net, died peacefully on 16 December 2016 aged 75.

Gordon started the site in 1998, initially with books he had written on the Royal and Dominion Navies of World War 2.
Over the following 18 years, Gordon massively expanded the site to include a wide range of naval history research.
This allowed often hard-to-find and difficult-to-interpret contemporary accounts to be made readily available.
The website was central to Gordon's life.
Through it he was able to pursue his most important goal: to memorialize the brave sailors who served.

Gordon will be missed dearly by his family and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Us - Home