William Johns Beckett Law: Difference between revisions

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William Johns Beckett Law ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Law was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer on 21 December, 1918.^[1]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caroline on 6 February, 1919.^[2]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by George P. Leith	Captain of H.M.S. Topaze 31 Mar, 1914^[3]	Succeeded by Alexander R. W. Woods
Preceded by Henry G. Sherbrooke	Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer 21 Dec, 1918^[4]	Succeeded by Lewis W. Braithwaite
Preceded by Francis A. W. Buller	Captain of H.M.S. Caroline 6 Feb, 1919^[5]	Succeeded by Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd

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-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|Francis A. W. Buller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caroline (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caroline'']]'''<br>6 Feb, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 753}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Stuart Sneyd|Ralph S. Sneyd]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|Francis A. W. Buller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caroline (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caroline'']]'''<br>6 Feb, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 742}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Stuart Wykes-Sneyd|Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd]]'''}}
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