BECKHAM, JOHN [SSNE 1053]

Surname

BECKHAM

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

GENTRY

Text source

John Beckham served as an officer with the Russian Azov Fleet between 1698 and 1711.

A. G. Cross, By the Banks of the Neva (Cambridge, 1997), p.163.

Service record

RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY

Arrived 1698-01-01

Departed 1711-12-31

Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL