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'''Arthur Beswick''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LieutRNR}} (temporary) '''Arthur Beswick''' (28 October, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Beswick was appointed to the {{UK-Vigilant|f=t}} on 29 October, 1917 and would be re-appointed in command of the ship on 18 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 935}}<ref>Beswick Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/40/521.|}} f. 268.</ref>
  
 
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==Service Records==
 
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 20 January 2022

Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Arthur Beswick (28 October, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Born in Besboro, Blackrock, County Cork.[1]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 24 March, 1915.[2]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant R.N.R. on 5 Juner, 1915.[3]

Beswick was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 24 March, 1917.[4]

Beswick was appointed to the destroyer Vigilant on 29 October, 1917 and would be re-appointed in command of the ship on 18 January, 1919.[5][6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred S. C. Bird
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant
18 Jan, 1919[7] – 29 Mar, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/11/17. f. ?.
  2. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  3. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  4. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  6. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.
  7. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268. He had been in the ship since 29 October, 1917.
  8. Beswick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/40/521. f. 268.