Walter Alan Chambre Dickson

Commander Walter Alan Chambre Dickson, R.N., Retired (5 September, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of an estate agent.

Dickson passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 20th of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.^[1]

Dickson was made a Midshipman on 15 January, 1911.^[2]

Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1915.

Dickson was appointed in command of the submarine L 7 in November, 1920.^[3]

Dickson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1923.

Dickson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 2 November, 1936.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles M. S. Chapman	Captain of H.M.S. C 30 5 Jun, 1918 – 25 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Richard D. Sandford
Preceded by Arthur L. Noakes	Captain of H.M.S. H 9 25 Aug, 1918 – 2 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Captain of S.M.S. UB 64 2 Jan, 1919 – 17 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. H 32 17 Jan, 1919 – 17 Mar, 1920	Succeeded by John G. H. Steedman
Preceded by Dudley V. Peyton-Ward	Captain of H.M.S. L 7 7 Nov, 1920^[4] – May, 1921	Succeeded by John H. Owen
Preceded by Frank P. Busbridge	Captain of H.M.S. L 22 5 Nov, 1923^[5] – 1 Nov, 1924	Succeeded by Arthur L. Noakes
Preceded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White	Captain of H.M.S. L 71 1 Nov, 1924^[6] – Feb, 1926	Succeeded by Edward G. Stanley

↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 250.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.