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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
