Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin (9 August 1912 – 24 November 1983) was an officer of the

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during the

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and the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. A naval aviator, he was involved in the

Battle of the River Plate The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first naval battle of the Second World War. The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser , commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, command ...

and carried out attacks on the German battleship ''Tirpitz''. He also commanded aircraft carriers during the

. Lewin was born Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin in Farnham, Surrey on 9 August 1912. Lewin, a pilot on HMS ''Ajax'' during the

where he reported on the movements of the ''Graf Spee''. He was awarded the

Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. *Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military decoration awarded to ...

. He took part in attacks on the German battleship ''Tirpitz'' before moving to the Far East later in the war. He was the commander of the aircraft carrier (during the

). He also commanded HMS ''Eagle'' before becoming Director of Plans at the

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, and then retiring from the Navy in 1957. He became managing director of

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between 1971 and 1977 before moving to Hawker Siddeley as a sales director.

Honours and awards

*25 November 1941 - Lieutenant Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin, DSC, Royal Navy, HMS ''Ark Royal'' is appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order for courage and resolution in Mediterranean waters. *10 November 1953 - Captain Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin, DSO, DSC, Royal Navy, HMS ''Glory'' is appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for distinguished service in operation in Korean waters. *1 January 1958 - Captain Edgar Duncan Goodenough Lewin, CBE, DSO, DSC, is appointed a companion of the Order of the Bath.

References

{{reflist, refs= {{Cite newspaper The Times , title=Captain , author= , department= , date=2 December 1983 , page=18 , pages= , issue=61702 , column=F 1912 births 1983 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of the Bath English aviators Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Navy officers of World War II