Henry Antony Simpson
Captain Henry Antony Simpson, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retired) (15 November, 1893 – 29 March, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1915.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in May 1917, for service as "Executive Officer and Gunnery Lieut, of H.M.S. 'Swift.' He displayed great coolness and method in the control of fire which he had very ably organised and zealously drilled, and greatly assisted his commanding officer throughout the action" (Sixth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 8th of May, 1917 (Thursday, 10 May, 1917), p. 4481).
He was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross a few days later "in recognition of services in the Destroyer Patrol Flotillas, Armed Boarding Steamers, &c., during the period which ended on the 30th September, 1916" (general citation) (Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 22nd of May, 1917 (Wednesday, 23 May, 1917), pp. 5049-5050).
Simpson was appointed in command of the destroyer Chelmer on 3 June, 1918.[1]
Simpson was appointed in command of the destroyer Hydra on 16 December, 1918.[2]
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1923.
He was appointed an Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours of 1935 (The Edinburgh Gazette (4 January 1935), p. 16).
Simpson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 15 August, 1935. He married Evelyn Cole at the British Consulate in Cairo on 9 September, 1935.
Simpson was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 15 November, 1938.
World War II
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 3 June, 1939.
Last Years
Simpson spent his last days in Portugal, his final address recorded as "Kaiteur," Avenida Holanda in Estoril.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George H. Kelsey as Captain of H.M. T.B. 43 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 043 11 Feb, 1915[4] – Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Alfred Reep |
| Preceded by Thomas B. Dunne |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 063 Jul, 1915 – Oct, 1915 |
Succeeded by John E. P. Hocken |
| Preceded by Hugh F. Bevan |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 044 Oct, 1915 – 7 Aug, 1916 |
Succeeded by Leonard Walter Brock |
| Preceded by Arthur V. Hemming |
Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer 3 Jun, 1918[5] – 16 Dec, 1918 |
Succeeded by Douglas C. Way |
| Preceded by Arthur C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Hydra 16 Dec, 1918[6] – 16 Jun, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frank L. Tongue |
Captain of H.M.S. Moth 16 Jun, 1919 – 9 Dec, 1919 |
Succeeded by Andrew Johnstone |
| Preceded by Christopher H. Ringrose |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 14 Sep, 1922 – Nov, 1922 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanity 16 Nov, 1922[7] – 1 Oct, 1923 |
Succeeded by Ralph Kerr |
| Preceded by Philip H. Calderon |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 4 Nov, 1925[8] – 26 Feb, 1926 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Richardson |
| Preceded by Richard E. Hyde-Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. P40 25 May, 1926 – 2 Nov, 1926 |
Succeeded by Walter A. Ford |
| Preceded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
Captain of H.M.S. Vega 1 Dec, 1926[9] – 3 Nov, 1928 |
Succeeded by William D. G. Weir |
| Preceded by Rowland K. C. Pope as Resident Naval Officer and in Command Naval Depot, Port Said |
Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said c. May, 1936 – 5 Aug, 1937 |
Succeeded by Henry A. Simpson |
| Preceded by Henry A. Simpson |
Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said 6 Oct, 1937 – 6 Feb, 1940 |
Succeeded by Gerald H. Brady |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 816.
- ↑ Ancestry.com (pay to view site). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.
