Francis Walter Despard Twigg

Captain Francis Walter Despard Twigg OBE (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.[5]

Francis Walter Despard Twigg
Born1883
Chatham, Kent
Died1951
Allegiance United Kingdom
RankCaptain
AwardsOBE
Legion of Merit

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.[6][7]

Twigg was made Commander of HMS Dee between 1913 and 1915,[8] and later trained in signalling duties at the Portsmouth Signalling School.[9] Twigg was appointed Commander of HMS Lysander in 1917,[10] and Captain of HMS Spindrift in 1919.[11] He was made Captain of Destroyer Stormcloud in 1919,[12] Captain of HMS Godetia between 1922 and 1925,[13] and later Captain of HMS Greenwich.[13]

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.[5]

References
  1. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 28 MAY, 1946" (PDF). p. 2560.
  2. "Life story: Francis Walter Despard Twigg | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk.
  3. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 JUNE, 1919" (PDF). p. 7511.
  4. Mullins, Claud (March 18, 1921). "The Leipzig Trials: An Account of the War Criminals' Trials and a Study of German Mentality". H.F. & G. Witherby – via Google Books.
  5. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 28 MAY, 1946" (PDF). p. 2560.
  6. "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.
  7. Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (March 18, 1910). "Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour". T.C. & E.C. Jack – via Google Books.
  8. "H.M.S. Dee (1903) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
  9. "Francis Walter Despard Twigg - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
  10. The Navy List (February, 1919) p.837
  11. "H.M.S. Spindrift (1918) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
  12. The Navy List (December, 1920) p.867
  13. "H.M.S. Godetia (1916) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org.
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