John Wallace Linton
1905–1943 (age 38)
Biography
John Wallace Linton, born in 1905, joined the Royal Navy with a sense of duty, rising through the ranks while commanding smaller ships and cultivating trust among his crew during perilous convoy duties, and his calm decisions in storms and raids kept sailors steady and inspired them to persevere.
He was lost in action in 1943, and the navy commemorated him on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial as a leader whose courage and thoughtful care held his crew together through the darkest days.