Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31354/supplements/6445. Lieutenant Frederick Daniel Parslow, Royal Naval Reserve. On 4th 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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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31354/supplements/6445. Lieutenant Frederick Daniel Parslow, Royal Naval Reserve. On 4th 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.