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'''George Pirie Thomson''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''George Pirie Thomson''', C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (30 January, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Born in Jubbalpore, India.


Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on
Winner of the [[King's Gold Medal]], 1903.  Thomson was talented in languages, being an acting interpreter in German, Danish and French and a fully qualified interpreter in Dutch.


Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 February, 1908.
 
Thomson's first command, the {{UK-A11}}, collided with the barge ''Rosa'' in September, 1910, but he was not subjected to any disciplinary action.


Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
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Thomson was appointed in command of the {{UK-C24|f=t}} on 25 July, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}
Thomson was appointed in command of the {{UK-C24|f=t}} on 25 July, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}


==See Also==
Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 29 February, 1916.
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Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.
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Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1927.  Thomson was on the staff of Admiral [[Frederic Dreyer]] when the latter was Commander-in-Chief, [[China Station]] in the early-mid 1930s, participating in the funeral of Admiral [[Tōgō Heihachirō, First Kōshaku|Togo]] in mid-1934.
 
Lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] from 16 January, 1937 until 16 August, 1939.
 
==World War II==


==Bibliography==
Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.  He was appointed Director of the Censorship Division of the Ministry of Information on 5 September, 1939.  He held this position until he reverted to the Retired List on 28 December 1945.
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==Service Records==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+Pirie+Thomson Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 7 April 2022

Rear-Admiral George Pirie Thomson, C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (30 January, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Jubbalpore, India.

Winner of the King's Gold Medal, 1903. Thomson was talented in languages, being an acting interpreter in German, Danish and French and a fully qualified interpreter in Dutch.

Thomson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 February, 1908.

Thomson's first command, the A 11, collided with the barge Rosa in September, 1910, but he was not subjected to any disciplinary action.

Thomson was appointed in command of the submarine C 24 on 25 July, 1911.[1]

Thomson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 29 February, 1916.

Thomson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.

Thomson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927. Thomson was on the staff of Admiral Frederic Dreyer when the latter was Commander-in-Chief, China Station in the early-mid 1930s, participating in the funeral of Admiral Togo in mid-1934.

Lent to the Royal Australian Navy from 16 January, 1937 until 16 August, 1939.

World War II

Thomson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day. He was appointed Director of the Censorship Division of the Ministry of Information on 5 September, 1939. He held this position until he reverted to the Retired List on 28 December 1945.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Bertram E. Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. A 11
8 Aug, 1910[2] – 25 Jul, 1911 		Succeeded by
Walter E. Scott
Preceded by
John F. Hutchings 		Captain of H.M.S. C 24
25 Jul, 1911[3] – 10 Feb, 1914 		Succeeded by
Vincent M. Cooper
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. E 35
1 Apr, 1916 – 19 Jul, 1917 		Succeeded by
Guy D'Oyly-Hughes
Preceded by
Henry J. Hearn 		Captain of H.M.S. J 3
19 Jul, 1917 – 9 Sep, 1918 		Succeeded by
Henry K. B. Mitchell
Preceded by
Thomas F. P. Calvert 		Captain of H.M.S. K 11
9 Sep, 1918 – 22 Jul, 1919 		Succeeded by
George P. Thomson
Preceded by
Charles G. Brodie 		Captain of H.M.S. K 16
27 Jul, 1919 – 27 Oct, 1919 		Succeeded by
Samuel M. G. Gravener
Preceded by
George P. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. K 11
27 Oct, 1919[4] – 27 Sep, 1920 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Allan Poland 		Captain of H.M.S. K 26
29 Oct, 1923[5] – 12 Sep, 1924 		Succeeded by
Anthony B. Lockhart
Preceded by
John B. Glencross 		Captain of H.M.S. Vulcan
1 Sep, 1926[6] – 14 Jan, 1928 		Succeeded by
Alexander B. Greig
Preceded by
John B. Glencross 		Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
1 Sep, 1926 – 14 Jan, 1928 		Succeeded by
Alexander B. Greig
as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by
Reginald B. Darke 		Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
17 Dec, 1928[7] – Dec, 1930 		Succeeded by
Lennox A. K. Boswell
Preceded by
Reginald B. Darke 		Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
17 Dec, 1928[8] – Dec, 1930 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Reginald B. Darke 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
4 Aug, 1931 – 21 Jan, 1933 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. Taylor
Preceded by
Herbert Fitzherbert 		Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
12 Dec, 1935 – Nov, 1936[9] 		Succeeded by
Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould
Preceded by
Arthur G. Smith 		Second Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
c. 16 Jan, 1937 – 29 Jul, 1937 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George F. Hyde 		First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
29 Jul, 1937 – c. 11 Sep, 1937 		Succeeded by
Ragnar M. Colvin

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
  2. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 344.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 796.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 249.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 285.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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