Sir John Stuart Pepys Rawlins (12 May 1922 – 27 July 2011) was a Royal Navy officer and pioneer in the field of diving medicine.
[1] Soon after, Rawlins began his career as a surgeon lieutenant Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve officer and was assigned to the Colossus class aircraft carrier HMS Triumph in 1947.
[1] After transitioning from the reserves to active duty in 1951, Rawlins was assigned to the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM).
[1][2] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1955 for his work with protective helmets,[3] and was promoted to the rank of surgeon commander while he continued his research at the IAM until 1961.
[3] Rawlins was a British Sub-Aqua Club Honorary Life Member as well as President of the Historical Diving Society and the Association of RN First Class Divers.