Biographical Data
Beckett, William Marshall If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	06/07/1924	Death	19/03/1997
Place	Brantford	Place	Victoria
Area	ON	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined the Department of External Affairs, retiring secondly 01/10/1985.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Boy Signalman RCN (With seniority dated 15/07/1941). He served in HMCS Naden for Boy's Training Establishment 1941. He served in HMCS Comber. He served in HMCS Prince Henry. He served in HMCS Miramichi. He served in HMCS Uganda. (CFR. He served in the Royal Navy Upper Yardman's College) 1946. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN 01/09/1946, RN For Sub-Lieutenant's Courses 1946. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1946), Pilot Flying Training 1948-50. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/05/1948). He served in HMCS Magnificent For Duty With VF-871 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS Star as Staff Officer (Administration) 1953. He served in HMCS Quebec 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/05/1956). He served in HMCS Ottawa 1956. He served in HMCS Assiniboine as Executive Officer 1958. He served in HMCS Crescent as Executive Officer 1959. He served as Officer-in-Charge Naval Leadership School 1960. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1962). He served in HMCS Cayuga (In command) 1962. He served in HMCS Niobe for RN Joint Services Staff College and For Exchange Duty With RN at Admiralty (London) 1964. He served in NDHQ as Senior Naval Officer Operational Research and Analysis Establishment 1966. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans) as Staff Officer 1969. He was seconded to the Department of External Affairs for Duty With Canadian Delegation to NATO (Brussels) 1972. (He was retired 15/11/1975.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard, Seafire XV & XVII, Sea Fury XI. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 99
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References
MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;
Last update
2011-02-10 00:00:00

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