John Edwin Home McBeath DSO, DSC, RN

Born  27 Apr 1905

Ranks

1 Dec 1928 Mate
1 Oct 1931 Lt.
1 Oct 1939 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1941 Cdr.
31 Dec 1945 Capt.
7 Jul 1955 Rear-Admiral

Retired: 7 Jul 1958


Decorations

16 Aug 1940 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
27 Aug 1940 DSO
6 Jan 1942 DSC
1 Jan 1957 CB

Warship Commands listed for John Edwin Home McBeath, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Venomous (D 75)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer8 Jan 194023 Dec 1940
HMS Oribi (G 66)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer1 May 194123 Feb 1943

Career information

He seems to have been educated at the Durban High School in Durban, South Africa.

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