Frederick Daniel Parslow
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Frederick Daniel Parslow (14 April 1856-4 July 1915) was an English 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.
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He was 59 years old, and a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 4 July 1915 in the Atlantic, south-west of Queenstown, Ireland, HM Horse Transport Anglo-Californian, commanded by Lieutenant Parslow, was attacked by a submarine which made occasional hits although the lieutenant kept altering course. At last, on the point of abandoning ship in order to save lives, a message was received to hold on as long as possible and Anglo-Californian got under way again, whereupon the U-boat opened a very heavy fire, doing great damage. Lieutenant Parslow remained on the bridge throughout the attack, entirely without protection and was killed when the bridge was wrecked.
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- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - The Naval VCs (Stephen Snelling, 2002)
