Lieutenant Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn, was a Royal Navy commander and one of the most successful submariners in the Western Allied navies during the Second World War. Wanklyn and his crew sank 16 enemy vessels.
Wanklyn (left) with his first lieutenant and senior engineer J. R. D Drummond (right), 13 January 1942
The Delhi Durbar of 1911, with King George V and Queen Mary seated upon the dais.
Upholder in late 1940
The Victoria Cross
Royal Navy Submarine Service
The Royal Navy Submarine Service is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the Silent Service, as submarines are generally required to operate undetected.
HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to be commissioned by the Royal Navy. She can be seen at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport.
The Swiftsure-class submarine Superb on the Clyde in Scotland.
The "Dolphins" badge, issued to all British submariners on completion of training. It is worn on the upper left breast, just above any medal ribbons.
The Jolly Roger flag of HMS Proteus (N29) in 1942; the bars symbolizing ships sunk by torpedo, the stars denote ships sunk by gunfire and the crossed can openers record surviving a ramming.
