function al ▁facility ▁where ▁prisoner ▁ab use ▁was ▁all ▁but ▁in ev itable ". ▁He ▁described ▁f aked ▁inter rog ations , ▁sexual ▁inter rog ation ▁techniques ▁and ▁physical ▁assault s ▁of ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁B yth ese a ▁▁ ▁( 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁the ▁highest ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁award ▁for ▁gall antry ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁forces . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁ru ined ▁his ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁put ▁his ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁a ground ▁at ▁P ant ell aria , ▁resulting ▁in ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁from ▁his ▁ship ; ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁employed ▁at ▁sea ▁again . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁John ▁B yth ese a ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁in ▁F resh ford , ▁Som erset , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rev . ▁George ▁B yth ese a . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted