Arthur Beswick

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Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Arthur Beswick (28 October, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Born in Besboro, Blackrock, County Cork.[1]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 24 March, 1915.[2]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. on 5 Juner, 1915.[3]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 24 March, 1917.[4]

Beswick was appointed to the destroyer Vigilant on 29 October, 1917 and would be re-appointed in command of the ship on 18 January, 1919.[5][6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred S. C. Bird
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant
29 Oct, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/11/17. f. ?.
  2. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  3. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  4. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  6. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.