David William Bone ( 22 June 1874 – 17 May 1959 ) was a Scottish Commodore and author of nautical fiction . His work includes '' The Brassbounder '' about a brassbounder , a young apprentice on a British Merchant ship . It was included as a recommendation in '' Literary Taste : How to Form It '' , a long essay with recommended readings written by Arnold Bennett . '' Brassbounder '' is " a classic of the squaresail era " . Bone received the Coronation Medal from King George in 1937 for his long association with the Merchant Navy . He also received CBE in 1943 from King George VI
Coronation Medal
King George VI Coronation Medal
David Bone