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'''Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick''', O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (14 April, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of Reverend Richard F. Smithwick. | |||
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of {{ | Smithwick was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1913. | ||
Smithwick was | Smithwick was appointed in command of the {{UK-Peyton|f=t}} on 5 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 867}} | ||
Smithwick was appointed in command of the {{UK-P59|f=t}} on 1 April, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 821}} | |||
Smithwick was appointed in command of the {{UK- | Smithwick was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1921. | ||
Smithwick was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 April, 1934. | |||
==World War II== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Walter+Fitzgerald+Smithwick Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Fitzgerald_Smithwick}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Clark Clark-Hall|Walter C. Clark-Hall]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 3 (1906)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 3]]'''<br>6 Jun, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 399''s''}} – 1 Jan, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Maitland Donovan|Alexander M. Donovan]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell|Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bulldog (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bulldog'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1918 – ''c''. Aug, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Dallas Marston|Edward D. Marston]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Scythe (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Scythe'']]'''<br>13 Sep, 1918 – Nov, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert William Wyld|Herbert W. Wyld]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell|Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peyton (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peyton'']]'''<br>5 Nov, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 867}} – 29 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Arthur Woodward|Reginald A. Woodward]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. P59 (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''P59'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 821}} – 6 Jan, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Bertram Foxley|Charles H. B. Foxley]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Conyngham Denison|Edward C. Denison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rigorous (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rigorous'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1921 – Feb, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edward Blackwood Magee|William E. B. Magee]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Arthur Pearce Foster|Frederick A. P. Foster]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vesper (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vesper'']]'''<br>12 Apr, 1922 – Nov, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Vesey Holt|Reginald V. Holt]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|Thomas C. C. Bolster]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vectis (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vectis'']]'''<br>Nov, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 828}} – 17 Jan, 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Rose Troup|Hugh R. Troup]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Arthur Scott|George A. Scott]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whitshed (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whitshed'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1923 – Oct, 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Theobald Walsh Church|Edward T. W. Church]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Theobald Walsh Church|Edward T. W. Church]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Swallow (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow'']]'''<br>Oct, 1923 – 5 Nov, 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gilbert Cecil Pelly|Gilbert C. Pelly]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|James A. P. Blackburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Carstairs (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Carstairs'']]'''<br>25 Nov, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 223}} – 18 Nov, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Dallas Marston|Edward D. Marston]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Beversham Hanson|Francis B. Hanson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saltash (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saltash'']]'''<br>11 May, 1933 – 16 Oct, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd|Lionel V. Lloyd]]'''}} | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smithwick, Walter Fitzgerald}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smithwick, Walter}} | |||
{{CatPerson|UK||}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1891|}} | ||
{{CatComm|UK}} | |||
{{CatTrainEst|January, 1904}} | |||
{{CatRN}} | |||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (14 April, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend Richard F. Smithwick.
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1913.
Smithwick was appointed in command of the destroyer Peyton on 5 November, 1918.[1]
Smithwick was appointed in command of the patrol boat P59 on 1 April, 1919.[2]
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1921.
Smithwick was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 14 April, 1934.
World War II
See Also
Footnotes
