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Lieut Cdr Patrick Dalzel-Job, RNVR. During WW2, he disobeyed an order to cease civilian evacuations from Narvik. saving 5,000 Norwegians. King Haakon VII of Norway awarded him the Ridderkors of St. Olav, saving Dalzel-Job from a court martial. He is widely thought to be the model for James Bond.

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No disrespect to Lieutenant Commander Patrick Dalzel, who obviously displayed courage and action, but James Bond was based on a Canadian.

https://legionmagazine.com/the-canadian-who-was-the-real-life-james-bond/