June 28, 1911 - Kolkata, India - Malcolm Wanklyn is born
January(?) 1(?), 1925 - Dartmouth - Enters Dartmouth Naval College
May 1, 1929 - Dartmouth - Assigned as Midshipman, after finishing top of his class
January(?) 1(?), 1930 - ? - Assigned to the Battleship "HMS Marlborough"
September 1(?), 1931 - ? - Assigned to the battlecruiser "HMS Renown"
January 1, 1932 - ? - Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant
July(?) 1(?), 1932 - Whale Island, Portsmouth - Moves to Naval Gunnery School - HMS Excellent
February 1, 1933 - Gosport - Promoted to Lieutenant - Moves to HMS Dolphin (submarine School)
September 1(?), 1933 - ? - Serves on the HMS Oberon (Mediterranean Fleet)
January(?) 1(?), 1934 - Mediterranean Sea - Trips around the Mediterranean - Gibraltar, Malta, Argelia, France, Italy
October 1(?), 1934 - Portsmouth - Transfers to the submarine HMS L56 =(START)
October 1(?), 1935 - Portsmouth - After one year, Wanklyn becomes the boat's First Lieutenant
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Malta - Assigned to HMS Shark - around Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War
May 5, 1938 - Sliema, Malta - Wanklyn marries his girlfriend Betty at the Holy Trinity Church
July 1(?), 1939 - Gosport - Returns to Gosport
August 1(?), 1939 - Gosport - Becomes 1st Lieutenant and 2nd-in-command of HMS Otway
August 24, 1939 - Gosport - HMS Otway departs Gosport and sails to Gibraltar
September 2, 1939 - Malta - HMS Otway deployed in Malta
October 2, 1939 - Alexandria, Egypt - HMS Otway deployed in Alexandria
December 25, 1939 - Marseille - HMS Otway docks in Marseille - Wanklyn is ordered to London to receive a new command
December 26, 1939 - Paris - Spends the day in Paris, in route to London
December 27, 1939 - Cherbourg - Sails for England
February 5, 1940 - Blyth (NE Newcastle) - Appointed as the commanding officer of HMS H31 - Naval exercises
April 1(?), 1940 - Blyth - H31 is refitted
July 14, 1940 - Blyth - Departs for patrol
July 18, 1940 - N of Terschelling Island - Sinks 1 of 3 anti-submarine trawlers "UJ-126/Steiermark"
July(?) 22(?), 1940 - Blyth - Returns to Blyth
October 30, 1940 - Barrow-in-Furness - HMS Upholder Commissioned - Departed for Trials at Holy Loch
October 31, 1940 - Holy Loch (NW Greenock) - Arrives in Holy Loch for trials and training
November 21, 1940 - Holy Loch - Departs Holy Loch for Portsmouth
November 24, 1940 - Portsmouth - Arrives in Portsmouth
December 10, 1940 - Portsmouth - Departed for Malta - assigned to 10th Submarine Flotilla
December 14, 1940 - Off Gijón, Spain - In route to Malta, Wanklyn receives orders to patrol near Gijón, Spain
December 23, 1940 - Gibraltar - 1st patrol ends in Gibraltar
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| HMS Upholder, 1941 |
January 2, 1941 - Gibraltar - Recalled to Gibraltar
January 3, 1941 - Gibraltar - Departs to Malta
January 12, 1941 - Malta - HMS Upholder arrives in Malta
January 24, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
January 26, 1941 - Off Kerkennah, Sfax - Wanklyn attacks a convoy with 4 torpedoes. No hits
January 28, 1941 - S Kerkennah - Wanklyn damages the german transport "Duisburg"
January 30, 1941 - S Kerkennah - Wanklyn misses attack on merchant "Motia" and tanker "Delfin". Depthcharged by escorts
February 1, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
February 12, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
February 19, 1941 - W of Tripoli - Wanklyn attacks a convoy but misses
February 23, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
March 3, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
March 8, 1941 - N of Tripoli - Wanklyn attacks a convoy. No hits
March 10, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
March 19, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
March 25, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
April 3, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
April 10, 1941 - Off Cape Bon, Tunisia - Two torpedo attacks, both fail
April 11, 1941 - Off Cape Bon - Torpedo attack misses
April 12, 1941 - W of Pantelleria - Without torpedoes, Wanklyn stalks a convoy and intercepts enemy reports
April 14, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
April 21, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
April 25, 1941 - Off Kerkennah, Sfax - 1 sunken ship - "Antonietta Lauro"
April 26, 1941 - Off Kerkennah, Sfax - Wanklyn destroys the wreck of the grounded "Arta" (with demolition charges)
April 27, 1941 - Off Kerkennah, Sfax - HMS Upholder runs aground while trying to finish off the wreck of destroyer "Lampo"
May 1, 1941 - Off Kerkennah, Sfax - 2 german merchants sunk - "Arcturus", "Leverkusen"
May 3, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
May 15, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
May 20, 1941 - near Capo dell'Armi - Wanklyn attacks a convoy. No hits
May 23, 1941 - near Capo dell'Armi - French tanker "Capitaine Damiani" damaged
May 24, 1941 - 10 miles E of Siracuse - Sinks the liner/troopship "Conte Rosso" in a convoy - 1291 dead. Heavily depthcharged
May 26, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
June 17, 1941 - Malta - returns again after an uneventful patrol
June 24, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
June 27, 1941 - Malta - Recalled to Malta
June 28, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
July 1, 1941 - E Coast of Sicily - Wanklyn attacks an italian armed merchant cruiser. No hits
July 3, 1941 - S Coast Reggio Calabria - 1 sunken merchant - "Laura C."
July 8, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
July 19, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
July 24, 1941 - Eastern Sicily - Damages the italian merchant "Dandolo"
July 28, 1941 - ? - Heavily damages the light cruiser "Giuseppe Garibaldi"
July 29, 1941 - NE of Cape San Vito - Attacks a convoy. No hits
July 31, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
August 15, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
August 20, 1941 - NE Trapani - 1 sunken merchant - Enotria
August 22, 1941 - NW Cape San Vito - 1 transport sunk - Lussin
August 24, 1941 - NW Cape San Vito - Attacks a light cruiser. No hits
August 27, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
August 29, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
August 31, 1941 - East of Tripoli - Attacks 2 troopships. No hits
September 1, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
September 16, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
September 18, 1941 - W Libya Coast - 2 sunken Troop transport ships - "Neptunia", "Oceania" - 384 dead
September 20, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
September 23, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
October 2, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
October 18, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
October 27, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
November 7, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
November 8, 1941 - 60 miles SE Capo Passero - Attacks an italian submarine (despite claim it doesn't seem to have been sunk)
November 9, 1941 - Between Sicily and Greece - 1 sunken destroyer - "Libeccio"
November 11, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
November 25, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
November 27, 1941 - near Capo dell'Armi - attacks a large tanker. No hits
December 1, 1941 - Off Gulf of Taranto - Attacks a light cruiser. No hits
December 3, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
December 12, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
December 21, 1941 - Malta - Arrives in Malta - 10 days to rest
December 31, 1941 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
January 3, 1942 - near Cape Gallo, Sicily - attacks a merchant. No hits
January 4, 1942 - near Cape Gallo, Sicily(?) - Attacks and damages the merchant "Sirio". Opens fire on the Upholder and survives
January 5, 1942 - NW Strait of Messina - 1 sunken submarine - "Ammiraglio Saint Bom"
January 8, 1942 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
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| Wanklyn (left) with his first lieutenant and senior engineer J. R. D Drummond (right), 13 January 1942 |
January 23, 1942 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
February 1, 1942 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
February 13, 1942 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
February 21, 1942 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
February 27, 1942 - W of Tripoli - 1 sunken merchant - "Tembien" - 500 dead (including 390 POWs)
March 5, 1942 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
March 14, 1942 - Malta - Departs Malta for patrol
March 18, 1942 - East of Brindisi, S Adriatic Sea - 1 sunken Submarine - "Tricheco"
March 19, 1942 - 10 miles N of Otranto - 1 sunken Minesweeper - "B14 Maria"
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| Wanklyn and part of the crew of HMS Upholder |
March 26, 1942 - Malta - Arrives in Malta
April 5, 1942 - Malta - Departs for patrol
April 12, 1942 - SE Malta(?) - Ordered to intercept a Convoy east of Djerba
April 14, 1942 - SE Malta - HMS Upholder is sunk by italian torpedo Boat or german air attack =(END)
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