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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Ernest Alfred Simons''', Royal Navy (3 September, 1856 – 30 August, 1928) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Ernest Alfred Simons''', Royal Navy (3 September, 1856 – 30 August, 1928) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
| − | Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]]. Simons was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} | + | ==Early Life & Career== |
| + | Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]]. Simons 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 retired on 24 October, 1915. He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Admiral Ernest Alfred Simons, Royal Navy (3 September, 1856 – 30 August, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 August, 1911, vice Charles Grey Robinson. Simons was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 24 October, 1914,[1] and retired on 24 October, 1915. He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. A. Simons" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 3 September, 1928. Issue 44988, col D, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
