Evelyn Thomson
Evelyn Thomson | |
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Born | 13 April 1884 |
Died | 21 December 1941 (aged 57) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1899–1939 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Petard 3rd Destroyer Flotilla HMS St Vincent Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas Coast of Scotland |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Vice Admiral Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson CB DSO (13 April 1884 – 21 December 1941) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
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Thomson joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1899.[1] He served in World War I[2] and commanded the destroyer HMS Petard at the Battle of Jutland.[3] He was appointed Commander of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla in 1926, Captain-in-charge in Singapore in 1929 and Commander of the boys' training establishment HMS St Vincent in Gosport in 1932.[2] He went on to be Commander of the Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas in 1935 and Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1937.[4] He retired in 1939.[2]
Family[]
In 1918 he married Agnes Motherwell Wilson.[5]
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Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1941 deaths
- Royal Navy admirals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Stubbington House School
- Royal Navy officers of World War I