David Wanklyn
Lieutenant Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn VC, DSO & Two Bars (28 June 1911 – 14 April 1942) was the Allies' most successful submariner in the Second World War in terms of tonnage sunk, and received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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