▁Beck ett ▁was ▁later ▁employed ▁on ▁strateg ic ▁reconna iss ances ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁L ah ore ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁ri ots ▁and ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁J ub ile e ▁T atto o . ▁ ▁At ▁King ▁George ▁VI ' s ▁coron ation ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Beck ett ▁had ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Gold ▁Staff ▁Officer . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Beck ett ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Survey ▁Regiment , ▁Royal ▁Art illery . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁role ▁he ▁saw ▁active ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Fland ers ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 4 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es ▁for ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Beck ett ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Scottish ▁Division ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁at ▁Mal ta . ▁Cl iff ord ▁Beck ett ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ress ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major - General ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁& ▁Commander ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁Def ences ▁Mal ta . ▁ ▁During ▁July ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ,