Mervyn Wingfield

Captain Mervyn Robert George Wingfield (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. Early life Wingfield was born in Rathgar, Ireland, youngest son of Colonel the Rev William Wingfield, Royal Field Artillery. His father had been awarded a DSO at Gallipoli. He was educated at Bedford School and Pangbourne College, entering Dartmouth Naval College as a cadet at the age of 14. Royal Navy