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Vice-Admiral Alister Francis Beal, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (21 March, 1875 – 18 October, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.[1]
Beal was commander of Princess Royal when she was commissioned at devonport on 14 November, 1912 under Captain Osmond de B. Brock.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Weymouth in February, 1918.[3]
He was made Captain of light cruiser Chatham in July 1923 when she was loaned to the New Zealand Station, becoming Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in August 1923.[4]
He retired in 1926 and was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List.
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William A. H. Kelly |
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth Feb, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by Alister F. Beal |
Preceded by Alister F. Beal |
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth 11 Mar, 1920[6] |
Succeeded by Alick Stokes |
Preceded by Alan G. Hotham |
Captain of H.M.S. Chatham Jul, 1923[7] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
- ↑ Notes on the event contained in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum. [BRG 1/1]
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 948.
- ↑ Royal Navy Appointments
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 948.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.