British submariner; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Norman Douglas Holbrook
Born
(1888-07-09)9 July 1888 Southsea, Hampshire, England
Died
3 July 1976(1976-07-03) (aged 87) Midhurst, Sussex, England
Buried
St James Old Churchyard, Stedham, West Sussex
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Commander
Commands held
HMS B11
Battles/wars
World War I World War II
Awards
Victoria Cross Légion d'honneur (France)
Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook VC (9 July 1888 – 3 July 1976) was a British naval recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award of the British honours system. Holbrook was the first submariner to be awarded the VC and it was the first naval VC gazetted in the First World War.[1]
^"First Naval V.C. The Exploit of Submarine B 11". News, from the London Gazette. The Times. No. 40733. London. 23 December 1914. col C, p. 8.(The first naval award for the First World War to Commander Henry Peel Ritchie RN in November 1914 was not gazetted until April 1915.)
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