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Skipper A.J. Beckett (1891- 1942) As Skipper RNR he was Temporary C/O of the reserve boom defence vessel CHORLEY Z.153 (formerly the trawler CERESIO H447). Having been bombed and damaged during a Luftwaffe attack on Plymouth, CHORLEY was on passage to Dartmouth for a refit, but foundered off Start Point, Devon, on 25th April 1942. Skipper Beckett was drowned when trapped on board trying to jettison the code books (which were kept below the bridge in the skipper's cabin, access being by a trap door). See his trawler and RNR skipper's certificates.
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Skipper A.A.T. Beckett (1916-2005) The son of Skipper Albert Beckett, he went to sea as deckie learner in 1930. Despite poor sight in one eye he managed to pass his medical and became a signalman in the RN, serving aboard the Dutch tug AMSTERDAM, which took part in the towage of the PLUTO to the Mulberry Harbour in Normandy. He was skipper of several Milford trawlers, from MILFORD PRINCESS (1949) to PICTON SEA EAGLE (1965-69). See his RN signals rating and skipper's certificates.