  admiral sir martin eric dunbar-nasmith vc kcb kcmg (1 april 1883 &ndash; 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.the london gazette, 16 january 1923 ==early career== educated at eastman's royal naval academy in winchester and hms britannia at dartmouth, nasmith joined the royal navy in 1898.oxford dictionary of national biography one early event in his career often gave him pause to ponder in later life. in may 1912, king george v was in hmy victoria and albert iii in weymouth bay to witness fleet manoeuvres. because of heavy fog, the programme was disrupted, and the king expressed the desire to dive in a submarine. on wednesday 8 may, he embarked on hm submarine d4, under then lieutenant nas
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