Career
Beal joined the Royal Navy as a 13 year old on 15 July 1888. He was commissioned as a midshipman in 1894 and served in World War I becoming Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Weymouth in February 1918 and being awarded the Defence Science Organisation for his services at the bombardment of Durazzo in October 1918. He went on to Command HMS Chatham (which had been lent to the New Zealand Station) in July 1923 before becoming Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in August 1923 until he retired in 1926.
He was appointed Central Bank in the 1926 Birthday Honours and promoted to Vice-Admiral while on the retired list.
