CaptainFrancis Walter Despard TwiggOBE (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]
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]