Henry Antony Simpson
Commander (retired) Henry Antony Simpson, Baronet, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (15 November, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1915.
Simpson was appointed in command of the destroyer Chelmer on 3 June, 1918.[1]
Simpson was appointed in command of the destroyer Hydra on 16 December, 1918.[2]
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1923.
Simpson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 15 August, 1935. He married Evelyn Cole at the British Consulate in Cairo on 9 September, 1935.
Simpson was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 15 November, 1938.
World War II
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 3 June, 1939.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George H. Kelsey as Captain of H.M. T.B. 43 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 043 11 Feb, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Alfred Reep |
| Preceded by Arthur V. Hemming |
Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer 3 Jun, 1918[4] – Dec, 1918 |
Succeeded by Douglas C. Way |
| Preceded by Julian H. Woodbridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Hydra 16 Dec, 1918[5] – 16 Jun, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanity 16 Nov, 1922[6] – 1923[7][8] |
Succeeded by Ralph Kerr |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
