Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick

Commander (retired) Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (14 April, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend Richard F. Smithwick.

Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1913.

Smithwick was appointed in command of the destroyer Peyton on 5 November, 1918.

Smithwick was appointed in command of the patrol boat P59 on 1 April, 1919.

Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1921.

Smithwick was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 14 April, 1934.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Walter C. Clark-Hall	Captain of H.M. T.B. 3 6 Jun, 1916 – 1 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by Alexander M. Donovan
Preceded by Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell	Captain of H.M.S. Bulldog 1 Jan, 1918 – c. Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Edward D. Marston
Preceded by Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener	Captain of H.M.S. Scythe 13 Sep, 1918 – Nov, 1918	Succeeded by Herbert W. Wyld
Preceded by Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell	Captain of H.M.S. Peyton 5 Nov, 1918 – 29 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Reginald A. Woodward	Captain of H.M.S. P59 1 Apr, 1919 – 6 Jan, 1921	Succeeded by Charles H. B. Foxley
Preceded by Edward C. Denison	Captain of H.M.S. Rigorous 6 Jan, 1921 – Feb, 1922	Succeeded by William E. B. Magee
Preceded by Frederick A. P. Foster	Captain of H.M.S. Vesper 12 Apr, 1922 – Nov, 1922	Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt
Preceded by Thomas C. C. Bolster	Captain of H.M.S. Vectis Nov, 1922 – 17 Jan, 1923	Succeeded by Hugh R. Troup
Preceded by George A. Scott	Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed 5 Jan, 1923 – Oct, 1923	Succeeded by Edward T. W. Church
Preceded by Edward T. W. Church	Captain of H.M.S. Swallow Oct, 1923 – 5 Nov, 1923	Succeeded by Gilbert C. Pelly
Preceded by James A. P. Blackburn	Captain of H.M.S. Carstairs 25 Nov, 1927 – 18 Nov, 1929	Succeeded by Edward D. Marston
Preceded by Francis B. Hanson	Captain of H.M.S. Saltash 11 May, 1933 – 16 Oct, 1933	Succeeded by Lionel V. Lloyd