Francis Walter Despard Twigg
Royal Navy officer
About Francis Walter Despard Twigg
Lived 1883 – 1951 (aged 67–68).
Captain Francis Walter Despard Twigg (1883–1951) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was made OBE in 1919 for valuable services in Command of as a Senior Officer of Convoy Escorts. In 1946 he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire.
Twigg was made Commander of between 1913 and 1915, and later trained in signalling duties at the Portsmouth Signalling School. Twigg was appointed Commander of HMS Lysander in 1917, and Captain of HMS Spindrift in 1919. He was made Captain of the in 1919, Captain of between 1922 and 1925, and later Captain of .
Twigg was made OBE in 1919 for valuable services in Command of HMS Lysander as a Senior Officer of Convoy Escorts. In 1946 he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire.
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Who was Francis Walter Despard Twigg?
Royal Navy officer (1883–1951)
When was Francis Walter Despard Twigg born?
Francis Walter Despard Twigg was born in 1883 in Chatham.
When did Francis Walter Despard Twigg die?
Francis Walter Despard Twigg died in 1951.
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