Salisbury Hamilton Simpson
Captain (retired) Salisbury Hamilton Simpson, D.S.O. (24 September, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Simpson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 50 on 28 August, 1906.[1]
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.[2]
He was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 042 on 15 May, 1909.[3]
In April, 1912, Simpson was appointed in command of the gunboat Peterel.[4]
Great War
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915.[5]
Simpson was appointed to H.M.S. Westphalia, a Q-ship, on 19 March, 1917, to assume command upon her commissioning. She was renamed Cullist at some point prior to her loss to U 97 on 11 February, 1918 in the Irish Sea while under Simpson's command. Five officers, twenty-seven ratings, two R.M.L.I., and nine Mercantile Marine Reservists were lost, but Simpson survived.[6] Simpson was sent to Portland where he became an Auxiliary Patrol officer with some shore-based duty spelled out as "P.M.S.O.".
Post-War
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.[7]
He was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy to take up command of H.M.A.S. Anzac. The tenure in command may have been brief, but his service on the books of Australia continued to mid April 1923, when he returned to England and Royal Naval service.[8]
Simpson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 16 December, 1930.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur G. Harrington |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 50 28 Aug, 1906[10] – c. Mar, 1907 |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Forster as Captain of H.M.T.B. 050 |
| Preceded by Clive N. Rolfe |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 042 15 May, 1909[11] |
Succeeded by George Collins |
| Preceded by Edmond A. T. de P. de la Poer |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 108 26 May, 1910[12] |
Succeeded by John Daly |
| Preceded by Mark G. Newton |
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel Apr, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by George F. Hole |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 461-2.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ Simpson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
