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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
Simons was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 24 May, 1877.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24462/pages/3324 no. 24462.  p. 3324.]  25 May, 1877.</ref>
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Simons was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 24 May, 1877.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24462/pages/3324 no. 24462.  p. 3324.]  25 May, 1877.</ref>
  
Simons was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26007/pages/7553 no. 26007.  p. 7553.]  31 December, 1889.</ref>
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Simons was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26007/pages/7553 no. 26007.  p. 7553.]  31 December, 1889.</ref>
  
Simons was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26809/pages/3 no. 26809.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1897.</ref>
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Simons was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26809/pages/3 no. 26809.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1897.</ref>
  
On 7 July, 1903, Simons was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|''Illustrious'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, pg. 5.</ref>
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On 7 July, 1903, Simons was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)|''Illustrious'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref>
  
On 1 January, 1906, Simons was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Login]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
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On 1 January, 1906, Simons was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Login]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870.  p. 25.]  2 January, 1906.</ref>
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He served as captain of {{UK-Formidable}} from March 1906 until January 1907.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
Simons was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1907, vice [[Hedworth Meux|Lambton]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
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Simons was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1907, vice [[Hedworth Meux|Lambton]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
  
Simons was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28526/pages/6373 no. 28526.  p. 6373.]  29 August, 1911.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 24 October, 1914,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28984/pages/9690 no. 28984.  p. 9690.]  24 November, 1914.</ref> and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340.  p. 10509.]  26 October, 1915.</ref>
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Simons was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28526/pages/6373 no. 28526.  p. 6373.]  29 August, 1911.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 24 October, 1914,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28984/pages/9690 no. 28984.  p. 9690.]  24 November, 1914.</ref> and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340.  p. 10509.]  26 October, 1915.</ref>
  
 
He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday.
 
He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday.
 
==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral E. A. Simons" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 September, 1928.  Issue '''44988''', col D, pg. 14.
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*"Admiral E. A. Simons" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 September, 1928.  Issue '''44988''', col D, p. 14.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556655&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/87.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917234&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/39.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601750}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905665&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/19.]
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Revision as of 10:17, 18 August 2018

Admiral Ernest Alfred Simons, Royal Navy (3 September, 1856 – 30 August, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Simons was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 24 May, 1877.[1]

Simons was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1890.[2]

Simons was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1896.[3]

On 7 July, 1903, Simons was appointed in command of the battleship Illustrious.[4]

On 1 January, 1906, Simons was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Login.[5]

He served as captain of Formidable from March 1906 until January 1907.[6]

Flag Rank

Simons was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1907, vice Lambton.[7]

Simons was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 August, 1911, vice Charles Grey Robinson.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 24 October, 1914,[9] and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.[10]

He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral E. A. Simons" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 3 September, 1928. Issue 44988, col D, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George L. Atkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Hero
2 Jul, 1894[11] – 28 Aug, 1894[12]
Succeeded by
Richard B. Farquhar
Preceded by
George M. Henderson
Captain of H.M.S. Melita
28 Aug, 1894[13] – Sep, 1897[14]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Henry A. S. Stanhope
Preceded by
Sir Baldwin W. Walker
Assistant Director of Torpedoes
10 May, 1898[15]
Succeeded by
George Le C. Egerton
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Pomone
18 May, 1899[16] – 3 Sep, 1902[17]
Succeeded by
Harry Jones
Preceded by
Francis J. Foley
Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious
7 Jul, 1903[18][19] – 14 Sep, 1905[20]
Succeeded by
Frederick A. Warden
Preceded by
Thomas P. Walker
Captain of H.M.S. Formidable
15 Mar, 1906[21] – 1 Jan, 1907[22]
Succeeded by
Herbert Lyon
Preceded by
Frederic W. Fisher
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
17 Jan, 1910[23] – 3 Aug, 1912[24]
Succeeded by
Sackville H. Carden

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24462. p. 3324. 25 May, 1877.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 3. 1 January, 1897.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28526. p. 6373. 29 August, 1911.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  11. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  12. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  13. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  14. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 22.
  15. Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
  16. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  17. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
  19. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  20. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  21. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  22. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
  23. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 December, 1909. Issue 39139, col E, p. 4.
  24. Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.