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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Henry Antony Simpson, Baronet''', O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (15 November, 1893 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Henry Antony Simpson''', O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retired) (15 November, 1893 – 29 March, 1963) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
Simpson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1915.
 
Simpson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1915.
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He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in May 1917, for service as "Executive Officer and Gunnery Lieut, of H.M.S. 'Swift.' He displayed great coolness and method in the control of fire which he had very ably organised and zealously drilled, and greatly assisted his commanding officer throughout the action" (''Sixth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 8th of May, 1917'' (Thursday, 10 May, 1917), p. 4481).
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He was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross a few days later "in recognition of services in the Destroyer Patrol Flotillas, Armed Boarding Steamers, &c., during the period which ended on the 30th September, 1916" (general citation) (''Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 22nd of May, 1917'' (Wednesday, 23 May, 1917), pp. 5049-5050).
  
 
Simpson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Chelmer|f=t}} on 3 June, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 756}}
 
Simpson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Chelmer|f=t}} on 3 June, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 756}}
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Simpson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1923.
 
Simpson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1923.
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He was appointed an Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours of 1935 (''The Edinburgh Gazette'' (4 January 1935), p. 16).
  
 
Simpson was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 August, 1935.  He married Evelyn Cole at the British Consulate in Cairo on 9 September, 1935.
 
Simpson was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 August, 1935.  He married Evelyn Cole at the British Consulate in Cairo on 9 September, 1935.
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==World War II==
 
==World War II==
 
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CaptRN}} on 3 June, 1939.
 
Simpson was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CaptRN}} on 3 June, 1939.
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==Last Years==
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Simpson spent his last days in Portugal, his final address recorded as "Kaiteur," Avenida Holanda in Estoril.<ref>Ancestry.com (pay to view site). ''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995'' [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 9 August 2024

Captain Henry Antony Simpson, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retired) (15 November, 1893 – 29 March, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Simpson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1915.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in May 1917, for service as "Executive Officer and Gunnery Lieut, of H.M.S. 'Swift.' He displayed great coolness and method in the control of fire which he had very ably organised and zealously drilled, and greatly assisted his commanding officer throughout the action" (Sixth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 8th of May, 1917 (Thursday, 10 May, 1917), p. 4481).

He was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross a few days later "in recognition of services in the Destroyer Patrol Flotillas, Armed Boarding Steamers, &c., during the period which ended on the 30th September, 1916" (general citation) (Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 22nd of May, 1917 (Wednesday, 23 May, 1917), pp. 5049-5050).

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.

He was appointed an Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours of 1935 (The Edinburgh Gazette (4 January 1935), p. 16).

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.

Last Years

Simpson spent his last days in Portugal, his final address recorded as "Kaiteur," Avenida Holanda in Estoril.[3]

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[4] – Jul, 1915 		Succeeded by
Alfred Reep
Preceded by
Thomas B. Dunne 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 063
Jul, 1915 – Oct, 1915 		Succeeded by
John E. P. Hocken
Preceded by
Hugh F. Bevan 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 044
Oct, 1915 – 7 Aug, 1916 		Succeeded by
Leonard Walter Brock
Preceded by
Arthur V. Hemming 		Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer
3 Jun, 1918[5] – 16 Dec, 1918 		Succeeded by
Douglas C. Way
Preceded by
Arthur C. Allen 		Captain of H.M.S. Hydra
16 Dec, 1918[6] – 16 Jun, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frank L. Tongue 		Captain of H.M.S. Moth
16 Jun, 1919 – 9 Dec, 1919 		Succeeded by
Andrew Johnstone
Preceded by
Christopher H. Ringrose 		Captain of H.M.S. Vivien
14 Sep, 1922 – Nov, 1922 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
16 Nov, 1922[7] – 1 Oct, 1923 		Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
Philip H. Calderon 		Captain of H.M.S. Vivien
4 Nov, 1925[8] – 26 Feb, 1926 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Richardson
Preceded by
Richard E. Hyde-Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. P40
25 May, 1926 – 2 Nov, 1926 		Succeeded by
Walter A. Ford
Preceded by
Ralph G. H. Izat 		Captain of H.M.S. Vega
1 Dec, 1926[9] – 3 Nov, 1928 		Succeeded by
William D. G. Weir
Preceded by
Rowland K. C. Pope
as Resident Naval Officer and in Command Naval Depot, Port Said 		Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said
c. May, 1936 – 5 Aug, 1937 		Succeeded by
Henry A. Simpson
Preceded by
Henry A. Simpson 		Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said
6 Oct, 1937 – 6 Feb, 1940 		Succeeded by
Gerald H. Brady

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 816.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com (pay to view site). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401b.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 816.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 285.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 278.

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