Malcolm David Wanklyn
Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 1267 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant Commander all Lieutenant-Commanders →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Upholder) all HMS Upholder VCs →
- Date of action
- 24 May 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 16th December 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Born
- 28th June 1911 at Calcutta, India
- Died
- 14th April off North Africa at the Gulf of Tripoli
- Memorial / grave
- on Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Digest of citation
On 24 May 1941 in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, Lieutenant commander Wanklyn , commanding HM Submarine Upholder, torpedoed a troopship which was with a strongly protected convoy. The troopship sank and Upholder then endured a strong counter-attack in which 37 deoth charges were dropped in 20 minutes, before she got clear. By the end of 1941 Lieutenant-Commander Wanklyn had sunk nearly 140,000 tons of enemy shipping, including a destroyer and troop-ships, tankers , supply and store ships
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
WANKLYN, Malcolm David (Reg No.1267)
Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 16th December 1941.
VC Medal not necessarily available to the public.
Born on 28th June 1911 at Calcutta, India.
Died on 14th April off North Africa at the Gulf of Tripoli.
Memorial on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Citation reads : On 24 May 1941 in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, Lieutenant commander Wanklyn , commanding HM Submarine Upholder, torpedoed a troopship which was with a strongly protected convoy. The troopship sank and Upholder then endured a strong counter-attack in which 37 deoth charges were dropped in 20 minutes, before she got clear. By the end of 1941 Lieutenant-Commander Wanklyn had sunk nearly 140,000 tons of enemy shipping, including a destroyer and troop-ships, tankers , supply and store ships.
Additional information: He was also the holder of the Distinguished Service Order and two Bars. (More to add.)
Additional information
He was also the holder of the Distinguished Service Order and two Bars. (More to add.)
VC Medal not necessarily available to the public.
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