Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Western Approaches Command - Fighting U-Boats with Wrens" video.

@thomasvandevelde8157 what a load of rubbish - little of what you write is true. EDIT - I hadn't seen your other posts here, it was your first Turing post I was referring to. Sorry old boy - your other stuff is good to read. Apologies once again.
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@alganhar1 convoying, whether escorted or not, had been a proven method since the wars with Napoleon... just reinforcing your pont.
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@seanmac1793 I made two posts in this thread, please let me know what is was you wanted me to expand on, thank you.
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@seanmac1793 it was about his post on Turing, which seemed a bit out of context to me, and not about his other good posts here - sorry as my comment didn't connect to his - my fault. In a nutshell, the relevant dates were 1952 when he was convicted of gross indecency, and 1954 when he died, officially by suicide; the relevant place is England. (Not somewhere in the 1960s). The phrase 'chemical castration' isn't one I hear frequently but yes, he undertook what was believed at the time to be a suitable treatment for sex offenders. I am glad we have moved on a long way since then. So no, he wasn't left to die from chemical castration, and there is reasonable speculation his death might have been accidental rather than suicide. The Govt did in fact get involved, as his security clearance was removed - to remove the risk of him being blackmailed over his sexuality and sexual activities - again, how times have changed. COLOSSUS was not being used operationally at this time but possibly two machines survived to be used as training aids. Thomas' post is a bit confusing as I am not sure what his point really was, but Turing was not left to die as suggested. NB - thanks for some interesting insights on Admiral King - a 'marmite' person I think?
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@seanmac1793 no problem, I also amended my comment so Thomas doesn't think bad of me, thank you for avoiding some unneccessary misunderstanding. I totally agree with your summary of King. A man of his time, like Rickover, or Bomber Harris. I am glad he was on our side!
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Visited the museum just this very week - well worth it, spent over three hours down there soaking up the atmosphere, and standing where people who helped win us the war stood.
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