Benjamin Charles Arthur Tweedy

Commander (retired) Benjamin Charles Arthur Tweedy, (3 March, 1897 – 20 August, 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of surgeon Charles Tweeedy, Esq..

Tweedy was passed out of the Training Establishment upon the outbreak of war, and appointed first to the first class protected cruiser Edgar. When she paid off on 5 December, 1914, he was placed in the battleship Commonwealth. in which he served until 9 August, 1916.

Tweedy served in Q 10 (the former Begonia) from 9 August 1916 to 4 February, 1917. He then spent seven months in Antrim before being sent to H.M.S. Dolphin for instruction in submarines. he served in unspecified submarines from February 1918 to until being placed in F 2 on 1 July, 1918. Following his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, he was appointed to H 22 on 17 October.

Following some time spent caring for Group "D" submarines in reserve and in L 6 and L 17, Tweedy was appointed to L 21 as first officer on 15 November, 1921. He stayed in this role until being placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 8 July, 1922.

Tweedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1926.

World War II

In 1939, Tweedy received instruction in Controlled Mining and then took these skills to Vernon and as Officer in Charge, Bouldnor, on the Isle of Wight.

Tweedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 December, 1942. In 1943, he was serving out of Freetown.

Tweedy succumbed to rectal cancer on 20 August, 1947.

See Also

• Service Records