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Sir Frank Twiss
Born(1910-07-07)7 July 1910
Died27 January 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 83)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1924–1970
RankAdmiral
CommandsFar East Fleet
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Cross

Admiral Sir Frank Roddam Twiss KCB KCVO DSC (7 July 1910 – 27 January 1994[1]) was a Royal Navy admiral who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel. He went on to serve as Black Rod.

Twiss joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1924.[2]

During World War II he was Gunnery Officer of HMS Exeter which was badly damaged during the Second Battle of the Java Sea: Twiss was captured and was a Japanese prisoner of war for three years.[2] Subsequent to World War II he became captain of HMS Ceylon (30)

He was appointed Naval Secretary in 1960 and Flag Officer Flotillas for the Home Fleet in 1962.[2] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1965 and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1967.[2] In that capacity he presided over the abolition of the naval rum ration.[3] He retired in 1970.[2]

In retirement he served as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 1970 to 1978 and was a member of Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1970 to 1979.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Obituary: Admiral Sir Frank Twiss". The Independent. 28 January 1994. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ Sea your history
Military offices
Preceded by Naval Secretary
1960–1962 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet
1965–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Second Sea Lord
1967–1970 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Black Rod
1970–1978 		Succeeded by
Naval Ensign of the United KingdomSailor icon

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