Mervyn Wingfield

Mervyn Wingfield

DSO DSC
Captain Mervyn Wingfield RN
Born(1911-01-16)16 January 1911
Died15 May 2005(2005-05-15) (aged 94)
Allegiance United Kingdom
RankCaptain
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.