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. Francis Walter Despard Twigg on Lives of the First World War
  3. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 JUNE, 1919" (PDF). p. 7511.
  4. 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.
  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 (18 March 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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