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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|Richard C. A. Littleton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Usk (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk'']]'''<br>17 Mar, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 923}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Foley|Albert J. Foley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|Richard C. A. Littleton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Usk (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk'']]'''<br>17 Mar, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 923}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert John Foley|Albert J. Foley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil Edward Reinold|Basil E. Reinold]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hind (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hind'']]'''<br>Nov, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 814}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil Edward Reinold|Basil E. Reinold]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hind (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hind'']]'''<br>Nov, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 814}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Percy Keeley|Harold P. Keeley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Martin (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Martin'']]'''<br>10 Jul, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 845}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Leslie Fletcher|Alexander L. Fletcher]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spear (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spear'']]'''<br>Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Leslie Fletcher|Alexander L. Fletcher]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spear (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spear'']]'''<br>Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 866}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
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Revision as of 14:37, 21 July 2015

David James Robert Simson ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Simson was appointed in command of the destroyer Usk on 17 March, 1918.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Hind in November, 1918.[2]

In January, 1920, Simson was appointed in command of the destroyer Spear.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton
Captain of H.M.S. Usk
17 Mar, 1918[4]
Succeeded by
Albert J. Foley
Preceded by
Basil E. Reinold
Captain of H.M.S. Hind
Nov, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold P. Keeley
Captain of H.M.S. Martin
10 Jul, 1919[6]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alexander L. Fletcher
Captain of H.M.S. Spear
Jan, 1920[7]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 814.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 814.
  6. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 845.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.