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'''Francis Tweedie''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Francis Tweedie''', D.S.C. (6 December, 1885 – 22 September, 1957) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Tweedie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bullfinch|f=t}} from 30 April, 1918 through 31 January, 1919.  He was demobilised on 6 March, 1919.<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/60/71.|}} f. 72.</ref>


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Tweedie was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bullfinch|f=t}} on 30 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 746}}
==World War II==
Tweedie was called up in Liverpool in November 1939.<ref>Tweedie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/60/71.|}} f. 72.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 14 July 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Francis Tweedie, D.S.C. (6 December, 1885 – 22 September, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 October, 1916.[1]

Tweedie was appointed in command of the destroyer Bullfinch from 30 April, 1918 through 31 January, 1919. He was demobilised on 6 March, 1919.[2]

Tweedie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 October, 1924.[3]

Tweedie was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 6 December, 1930.[4]

World War II

Tweedie was called up in Liverpool in November 1939.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ronald J. Mortimer
Captain of H.M.S. Bullfinch
30 Apr, 1918[6][7] – 31 Jan, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  2. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  3. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  4. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  5. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  6. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 746.
  8. Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/71. f. 72.