Martin Dunbar-Nasmith Military person

Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC KCB KCMG (1 April 1883 – 29 June 1965), was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born Martin Eric Nasmith, adding "Dunbar" to his surname in 1923.

Personal facts

Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
Birth dateApril 01, 1883
Birth place
England , Barnes London
Date of deathJune 29, 1965
Place of death
Scotland , Elgin Moray
Resting place
Elgin Moray

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Legion of Honour
Victoria Cross
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Polonia Restituta
Cross of Liberty (Estonia)
Order of St. Olav
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations
World War II
Operation Ariel
World War I
military command
East Indies Station (1932-1935)
Flag Officer-In-Charge London (1942-1945)
Plymouth Command (1938-1941)
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom (1954-1962)
Western Approaches Command (1939-1941)
relation
James Dunbar-Nasmith
service start1898
service end1946

Martin Dunbar-Nasmith on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/grampian.htm
  2. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U47868
  3. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersD6.html