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John Wallace Linton (VC, DSO, DSC) was a Welsh recipient of 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. Grave photo of Victoria Cross recipient John Wallace Linton, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Grave photo of Victoria Cross recipient John Wallace Linton, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Welsh is an adjective that may refer to: Of or relating to Wales The Welsh language The Welsh people Welsh may also refer to several places in the United States: Welsh, Arkansas Welsh, Louisiana Welsh, Ohio The verb to welsh means to swindle by not paying a debt, although some... Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ...

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He was 37 years old, and a Commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

From the outbreak of the war in 1939 to May 1943 which was the month of HMS Turbulent's (N98) last patrol in the Mediterranean, Commander Linton was responsible for sinking approximately 100,000 tons of enemy shipping, including a cruiser, a destroyer, a U-boat and 28 other ships. In addition Turbulent destroyed three trains by gun fire. In his last year Commander Linton spent 254 days at sea, submerged for nearly half the time, his ship was hunted 13 times and had 250 depth charges aimed at her. Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Turbulent: Turbulent, launched in 1805, was a gun-brig. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ...

He was killed in action, Maddelina Harbour, Italy, on 23 March 1943. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Further information

Grave/memorial at Body not recovered. Name on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. Panel 72. Column 3.

The medal

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Reference

• British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

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See also

• List of Welsh Victoria Cross recipients

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External links

• Commander J.W. Linton in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives

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