Editing Martin Dunbar-Nasmith (section)

{{Short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1883–1965)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name          = Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
| image         = Captain M E Nasmith, Vc, Rn - 1918 Art.IWMART1335.jpg
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| alt           = 
| caption       = Captain Martin Eric Nasmith by [[Ambrose McEvoy]]
| nickname      = 
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1883|04|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Barnes, London|Barnes]], [[Surrey]], England
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1965|06|29|1883|04|01|df=yes}}
| death_place   = [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], [[Moray]], Scotland
| placeofburial = Elgin Cemetery, Linkwood Road, New Elgin
| allegiance    = United Kingdom
| branch        = [[Royal Navy]]
| serviceyears  = 1898–1946
| rank          = [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]
| unit          = 
| commands      = Flag Officer-In-Charge, London (1942–45)<br />[[Western Approaches Command]] (1939–41)<br />[[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth|Plymouth Command]] (1938–41)<br />[[Commander-in-Chief, East Indies]] (1932–35)<br />{{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|6}} (1921–23)<br />{{HMS|Ambrose|1903|6}} (1917–18)<br />{{HMS|Vulcan|1889|6}} (1917)<br />{{HMS|J4||6}} (1916–17)<br />{{HMS|E11||6}} (1914–16)<br />{{HMS|Arrogant|1896|6}} (1912–14)<br />{{HMS|D4||6}} (1911–12)<br />{{HMS|C7||6}} (1907–08)<br />{{HMS|A4||6}} (1905)
| battles       = [[First World War]]<br />[[Russian Civil War]]<br />[[Second World War]]
* [[Operation Aerial]]
| awards        = [[Victoria Cross]]<br />[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br />[[Order of St. Olav]] (Norway)<br />[[Polonia Restituta]] (Poland)<br />[[Legion of Honour]] (France)<br />[[Order of Orange Nassau]] (Netherlands)<br />[[Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)|Croix de Guerre]] (France)<br />[[Cross of Liberty (Estonia)|Cross of Liberty]] II/2 (Estonia)
| relations     = [[James Dunbar-Nasmith|Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith]] (son)<br />Rear Admiral [[David Dunbar-Nasmith]] (son)
| laterwork     = Vice Chairman [[Imperial War Graves Commission]] (1948–54)<br />[[Deputy Lieutenant]] and Vice-[[Lord Lieutenant]] [[Morayshire]]<br />[[Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom]] (1954–62)
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|VC|KCB|KCMG}} (1 April 1883 – 29 June 1965) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer and a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He was born '''Martin Eric Nasmith''', adding "Dunbar" to his surname in 1923.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32787/pages/418 The London Gazette, 16 January 1923]</ref>