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Revision as of 13:07, 27 August 2018
Rear-Admiral George Pirie Thomson, C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (30 January, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Jubbalpore, India.
Winner of the King's Gold Medal, 1903. Thomson was talented in languages, being an acting interpreter in German, Danish and French and a fully qualified interpreter in Dutch.
Thomson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 February, 1908.
Thomson's first command, the A 11, collided with the barge Rosa in September, 1910, but he was not subjected to any disciplinary action.
Thomson was appointed in command of the submarine C 24 on 25 July, 1911.[1]
Thomson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 29 February, 1916.
Thomson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.
Thomson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927. Thomson was on the staff of Admiral Frederic Dreyer when the latter was Commander-in-Chief, China Station in the early-mid 1930s, participating in the funeral of Admiral Togo in mid-1934.
Lent to the Royal Australian Navy from 16 January, 1937 until 16 August, 1939.
World War II
Thomson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day. He was appointed Director of the Censorship Division of the Ministry of Information on 5 September, 1939. He held this position until he reverted to the Retired List on 28 December 1945.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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