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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]

Beckett was praised by the Admiralty for deftly organizing an attack on German destroyers on 7 April, 1917. He was awarded the D.S.C. for this action, gazetted on 12 May, 1917.[7]

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.[8]

He submitted a report illustrating the possible role C.M.Bs. might play on the China Station about this time.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1923.[10]

In 1924, he submitted a design for a "torpedo indicating device". The Admiralty concluded that it was not practical, but they conveyed their appreciation for his zeal and ingenuity in making the submission.[11]

Beckett married Gladys Hemery Lindon on 30 July, 1928 at St. Luke's in South Kensington, London.[12]

Beckett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[13]

Beckett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1936.[14]

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

World War II

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.[15]

He was appointed to the heavy cruiser Exeter to oversee her repairs on 30 November, 1940, slated to take command upon her commissioning. However, his health was failing him as this work continued. Before the ship was ready to return to service, Beckett died in hospital after an exploratory surgery undertaken in efforts to relieve damage to his lungs from poison gas exposure suffered long before.[16]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John W. Durnford 		Captain of H.M.S. Somme
12 Nov, 1923[17] – 30 Sep, 1924[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charlie F. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Vendetta
17 Oct, 1924[19] – 31 Dec, 1926[20] 		Succeeded by
Walter N. T. Beckett
Preceded by
Christopher H. Ringrose 		Captain of H.M.S. Velox
14 Apr, 1927[21] – 1928[22] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert M. Hughes 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitley
1928[23] – Mar, 1929[24] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alexander L. Fletcher 		Captain of H.M.S. Versatile
Mar, 1929[25] – 25 Jun, 1929[26] 		Succeeded by
John H. Jauncey
Preceded by
Walter N. T. Beckett 		Captain of H.M.S. Vendetta
25 Jun, 1929[27] – Sep, 1930[28] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas B. Fellowes 		Captain of H.M.S. Voyager
Sep, 1930[29] – 12 Jan, 1931[30] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster 		Captain of H.M.S. Winchester
5 Jan, 1934[31] – 21 Sep, 1936[32] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Irving M. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
Apr, 1937[33] – 4 Jan, 1938[34] 		Succeeded by
Richard V. Symonds-Tayler
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe 		Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla
24 Sep, 1938[35] – 11 Oct, 1938[36] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Piers K. Kekewich 		Captain of Devonport Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master
8 Jan, 1939[37] – 9 Sep, 1939[38] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frederick S. Bell 		Captain of H.M.S. Exeter
Dec, 1940[39] – Mar, 1941[40] 		Succeeded by
Oliver L. Gordon

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. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  14. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  15. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  16. ↑ Wikipedia.
  17. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  18. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  19. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  20. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  21. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  22. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  23. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  24. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  25. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  26. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  27. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  28. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  29. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  30. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  31. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  32. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  33. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  34. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  35. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  36. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  37. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  38. ↑ Beckett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/100. f. 100.
  39. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  40. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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