Ernest Alfred Simons
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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart. |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1898 |
Succeeded by George Le C. Egerton
|
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Victor A. Stanley |
Captain of H.M.S. Pomone ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Baldwin W. Walker |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 10 May, 1898[11] – ? |
Succeeded by George Le C. Egerton |
| Preceded by Francis J. Foley |
Captain of H.M.S. Illustrious 7 Jul, 1903[12] – ? |
Succeeded by William O. Boothby |
| Preceded by Thomas P. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Formidable Mar, 1906[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Herbert Lyon |
| Preceded by Frederic W. Fisher |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 17 Jan, 1910[14] – ? |
Succeeded by Sackville H. Carden |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24462. p. 3324. 25 May, 1877.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 3. 1 January, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28526. p. 6373. 29 August, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 10 December, 1909. Issue 39139, col E, p. 4.
