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{{RearRN}} '''Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower''', D.S.C., R.N. (14 March, 1889 &ndash; 14 October, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== Born in Princes Gate, S.W.. Tower was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 November, 1909. Tower was appointed to the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}} for the Test Mobilisation and was made her gunnery officer on 1 August, 1914. He would serve in shore and harbour postings until being appointed to {{UK-Royalist}} for gunnery duties with that ship and her flotilla on 7 January, 1916. His primary responsibility would be to the flotilla, as he would leave ''Royalist'' in April to continue flotilla torpedo duties as an additional man in {{UK-Faulknor}} and later {{UK-Saumarez}}. On 13 August, 1917, Tower was appointed gunnery officer of the {{UK-Australia|f=tp}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 November, 1917. He served as gunnery officer in {{UK-Barham}} from 21 November, 1918 to 1 October, 1920. In 1921, Tower was awarded both [[Lloyd's Silver Medal for Saving Life at Sea]] and the [[Board of Trade Silver Medal for Saving Life at Sea]] for removing men from the S.S. ''Hong Moh'' on 3 March 1921. He was serving as gunnery officer in {{UK-Carlisle}} at the time. Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on December, 1922. Tower worked at the Air Ministry as Deputy Directorate of Armament from September 1924 until 24 September 1926 when he was appointed to R.A.F. Base, Gosport for instruction in Deck Landing Training. In mid December, he was appointed to the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}} as executive officer. When he was superseded on 25 July, 1928, he went to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}. Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929. In April, 1931, Tower transferred from {{UK-Ambuscade}} to the {{UK-Blanche|f=t}}, retaining his role as second-in-command of the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{ToL|Naval, Military & Air Force|Thursday, Apr 23, 1931; pg. 19; Issue 45804}} Tower was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940. Having been appointed in charge of a Planning Committee at "I.D.C." ("J.D.C.?") on 1 July, 1940, Tower died in an air raid in October. ==See Also== {{refbegin}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ion+Beauchamp+Butler+Tower Service Records] {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Tower}} {{refend}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} <div name=fredbot:bib></div name=fredbot:bib> {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Wittewronge Clayton|John W. Clayton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambuscade'']]'''<br>25 Aug, 1930 &ndash; Dec, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Luard Pears|Arthur L. Pears]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard James Rodney Scott|Richard J. R. Scott]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wolsey (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wolsey'']]'''<br>Dec, 1930 &ndash; 28 Apr, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Maurice Blackman|Charles M. Blackman]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Gordon Norrie Graham|Charles G. N. Graham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Blanche (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Blanche'']]'''<br>28 Apr, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 218}} &ndash; Sep, 1931|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Irvine Gordon Glennie|Irvine G. Glennie]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Algernon Usborne Willis|Algernon U. Willis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kent (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kent'']]'''<br>20 May, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 249}} &ndash; 14 Jan, 1937|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leslie Haliburton Ashmore|Leslie H. Ashmore]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Arthur Buckley|Frederick A. Buckley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Malaya (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Malaya'']]'''<br>Dec, 1938<ref>Day of month not legible.</ref> &ndash; 25 May, 1940<ref>Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/290.|}} f. 663.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|Arthur F. E. Palliser]]'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tower, Ion Beauchamp Butler}} {{CatPerson|UK|1889|1940}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}} {{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}} {{CatBritannia|May, 1904}}

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