Difference between revisions of "Walter Alan Chambre Dickson"
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Revision as of 17:08, 14 August 2017
Commander Walter Alan Chambre Dickson, R.N., Retired (5 September, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of an estate agent.
Dickson was made a Midshipman on 15 January, 1911.[1]
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1915.
Post-War
Dickson was appointed in command of the submarine L 7 in November, 1920.[2]
Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1923.
Dickson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 2 November, 1936.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Dudley V. Peyton-Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. L 7 Nov, 1920[3] |
Succeeded by Henry N. Lake |
| Preceded by Frank P. Busbridge |
Captain of H.M.S. L 22 5 Nov, 1923[4] – 1924 |
Succeeded by Arthur L. Noakes |
| Preceded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White |
Captain of H.M.S. L 71 1 Nov, 1924[5] |
Succeeded by Henry B. Crane |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
