Duncan Lewin

Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin CB, CBE, DSO, DSC & Bar (9 August 1912 – 24 November 1983) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War and the Korean War.

A naval aviator, he was involved in the Battle of the River Plate and carried out attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz.

Lewin, a pilot on HMS Ajax during the Battle of the River Plate where he reported on the movements of the Graf Spee.

[1] He took part in attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz before moving to the Far East later in the war.

He also commanded HMS Eagle before becoming Director of Plans at the Admiralty, and then retiring from the Navy in 1957.