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Latest revision as of 12:22, 7 April 2022
Rear-Admiral George Walter Gillow Simpson, C.B.E., C.B. (6 June, 1901 – 2 March, 1972) served in the Royal Navy.
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
Life & Career
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank G. Hackforth-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. L 27 15 Apr, 1935[1] |
Succeeded by Alan S. Jackson |
| Preceded by Frederick J. C. Halahan |
Captain of H.M.S. Porpoise 31 Aug, 1938[2] |
Succeeded by Peter Q. Roberts |
| Preceded by Christopher H. Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Sealion Feb, 1940[3] – late Feb, 1940[4] |
Succeeded by Benjamin Bryant |
| Preceded by Herbert W. Williams |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham Nov, 1945[5] – 1947[6] |
Succeeded by John R. S. Haines |
| Preceded by Sydney M. Raw |
Flag Officer, Submarines Jan, 1952 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 July 1938, p. 19.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
