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On 22 June, 1921, he was appointed in command of the new trawler [[H.M.S. Boyne (1918)|''Boyne'']].  On 15 October, he was relieved spent two weeks on unpaid time before being appointed to the {{UK-Ramillies}} on 1 November where he would serve for just over two years.<ref>Beckett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>
 
On 22 June, 1921, he was appointed in command of the new trawler [[H.M.S. Boyne (1918)|''Boyne'']].  On 15 October, he was relieved spent two weeks on unpaid time before being appointed to the {{UK-Ramillies}} on 1 November where he would serve for just over two years.<ref>Beckett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1923.<ref>Beckett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>
  
 
Beckett married Gladys Hemery Lindon on 30 July, 1928 at St. Luke's in South Kensington, London.<ref>Beckett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>
 
Beckett married Gladys Hemery Lindon on 30 July, 1928 at St. Luke's in South Kensington, London.<ref>Beckett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/100.|D7605856}} f. 100.</ref>

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Captain Walter Napier Thomason Beckett, M.V.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy (25 March, 1893 – 10 March, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Beckett was the son of a civil engineer, Clifford Beckett, Esq.[1]

On 15 January, 1913, Beckett was made an Acting Sub-Lieutenant.[2]

He was appointed to Dido to work with T.B.Ds. on 8 October, 1913 and moved to Princess Royal on 13 November.[3]

On 15 January, 1914, he was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant. On 30 March, he was appointed to Attentive for T.B.Ds. before being appointed to the destroyer Legion on 14 July, to serve in her upon her commissioning.[4]

Great War

Beckett served in Legion from the start of the war, operating with the Third Destroyer Flotilla. On 7 October, 1914, he fought in the Battle off Texel.[5]

Beckett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.[6]

Post-War

On 22 June, 1921, he was appointed in command of the new trawler Boyne. On 15 October, he was relieved spent two weeks on unpaid time before being appointed to the Ramillies on 1 November where he would serve for just over two years.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1923.[8]

Beckett married Gladys Hemery Lindon on 30 July, 1928 at St. Luke's in South Kensington, London.[9]

Beckett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[10]

Beckett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1936.[11]

Beckett was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in April, 1937.

He was admitted to Haslar hospital on 10 January, 1940 for three days to treat an old sprain injury on his left ankle and was released fit for duty.[12]

Beckett died in hospital after an exploratory surgery undertaken in efforts to relieve damage to his lungs from poison gas exposure suffered long before.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Irving M. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
Apr, 1937[14] 		Succeeded by
Richard V. Symonds-Tayler

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
  3. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  4. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  5. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  6. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  7. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  8. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  9. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  10. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  11. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  12. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  13. ↑ Wikipedia.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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