Mervyn Wingfield DSO DSC | |
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Born | 16 January 1911 |
Died | 15 May 2005 | (aged 94)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Rank | Captain |
Awards |
Captain Mervyn Robert George Wingfield DSO DSC (16 January 1911–15 March 2005) was a Royal Navy officer who served in submarines throughout World War II, narrowly surviving a sinking after a collision in the North Sea, and was the first British submarine commander to sink a Japanese submarine.