Francis Walter Despard Twigg
Francis Walter Despard Twigg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 Chatham, Kent |
| Died | 1951 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | OBE Legion of Merit |
Captain Francis Walter Despard Twigg (1883–1951) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.[1][2] He was made OBE in 1919 for valuable services in Command of HMS Lysander as a Senior Officer of Convoy Escorts.[3][4] In 1946 he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire.[1]
Life
Francis Walter Despard Twigg was born in Chatham, Kent, on 17 February 1883.[2] He was the son of Surgeon George Despard Twigg (RN) and educated at Bedford Modern School.[5][6]
Twigg was made Commander of HMS Dee between 1913 and 1915,[7] and later trained in signalling duties at the Portsmouth Signalling School.[8] Twigg was appointed Commander of HMS Lysander in 1917,[9] and Captain of HMS Spindrift in 1919.[10] He was made Captain of the S-class destroyer HMS Stormcloud in 1919,[11] Captain of HMS Godetia between 1922 and 1925,[12] and later Captain of HMS Greenwich.[12]
Twigg was made OBE in 1919 for valuable services in Command of HMS Lysander as a Senior Officer of Convoy Escorts.[3] In 1946 he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "No. 37582". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1946. p. 2560.
- ^ a b Francis Walter Despard Twigg on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "No. 31398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1919. p. 7511.
- ^ Mullins, Claud (18 March 1921). "The Leipzig Trials: An Account of the War Criminals' Trials and a Study of German Mentality". H.F. & G. Witherby – via Google Books.
- ^ "Community: Bedford Modern School - List of Old Bedford Modernians serving in HM Forces 1914 - 1918. | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (18 March 1910). "Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour". T.C. & E.C. Jack – via Google Books.
- ^ "H.M.S. Dee (1903) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
- ^ "Francis Walter Despard Twigg - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
- ^ The Navy List (February 1919), p. 837.
- ^ "H.M.S. Spindrift (1918) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
- ^ The Navy List (December 1920), p. 867.
- ^ a b "H.M.S. Godetia (1916) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.