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Frank Twiss
Born(1910-07-07)7 July 1910
Died27 January 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1924–1970
RankAdmiral
Commands heldFar East Fleet (1965–67)
HMS Ceylon (1957–60)
Battles/warsSecond World War
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 senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1967 to 1970. He went on to serve as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 1970 to 1978.

  1. ^ "Obituary: Admiral Sir Frank Twiss". The Independent. 28 January 1994. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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