On this day in1896 Frederick John Walker was born.
Know to many as Walker R.N. or Johnny Walker, he was one of only a couple of men ever to win the DSO four times!
Passed over in the peace time navy, he went on to become what many believe to be the greatest naval officer of modern times. Walker sank 20 "U" boats, 2 by ramming, 3 by gunfire, 15 by depth charging.
It was Walker and his group who kept the English Channel free from U boats during the "D" day crossing, if he had failed it is certain wholesale loss of life would have occurred before the landings could have started.
Walkers early death was almost certainly the result of his commitment to duty.