Captain Johnnie Walker

Statue of Captain Johnnie Walker, Britain's most successful U-boat killer

Captain Johnnie Walker

Where is it – England, North West England

Who looks after it –  Local Authority 

What is it –  Artwork, Free access, Memorial 

When is it from – Modern

Captain Frederic John Walker, known as ‘Johnnie Walker’ was Britain’s most successful anti-submarine commander during the Battle of the Atlantic in WW2. Going into action, the tune ‘A Hunting We Will Go’ would be played through the tannoy of his ship, the sloop HMS Starling. Not to be confused with the DJ, or the whisky, Johnnie Walker was born in Plymouth in 1896 and died in Liverpool of a stroke – often attributed to overwork – in 1944 aged just 48. The statue shows him appropriately looking out to sea and is by local sculptor Tom Murphy. It was unveiled by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1998.

 


Address

Waterfront, George Parade, Mann Island, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1BY 

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