Walter Alan Chambre Dickson
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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 passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 20th of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]
Dickson was made a Midshipman on 15 January, 1911.[2]
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.[3]
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 Charles M. S. Chapman |
Captain of H.M.S. C 30 5 Jun, 1918 – 25 Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by Richard D. Sandford |
| Preceded by Arthur L. Noakes |
Captain of H.M.S. H 9 25 Aug, 1918 – 2 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of S.M.S. UB 64 2 Jan, 1919 – 17 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. H 32 17 Jan, 1919 – 17 Mar, 1920 |
Succeeded by John G. H. Steedman |
| Preceded by Dudley V. Peyton-Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. L 7 7 Nov, 1920[4] – May, 1921 |
Succeeded by John H. Owen |
| Preceded by Frank P. Busbridge |
Captain of H.M.S. L 22 5 Nov, 1923[5] – 1 Nov, 1924 |
Succeeded by Arthur L. Noakes |
| Preceded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White |
Captain of H.M.S. L 71 1 Nov, 1924[6] – Feb, 1926 |
Succeeded by Edward G. Stanley |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
- ↑ 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.
