Sir David William Bone CBE (22 June 1874[1] – 17 May 1959)[2] was a Scottish Commodore and author of nautical fiction.
[8] Bone received the Coronation Medal from King George VI in 1937 for his long association with the Merchant Navy.
[5] His father, David Drummond Bone (1841–1911) was a prominent newspaper publisher in Glasgow[10] and his great-grandfather was a boyhood companion of Robert Burns.
[3] Bone's career at sea began when he apprenticed at 15 on the City of Florence, "an old-time square-rigger".
[12] Merchantman Rearmed describes his experiences during World War II, including the Allied invasion of Sicily.