Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson

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Vice-Admiral Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson, C.B., D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Thomson was appointed in command of the destroyer Lizard on 24 May, 1913.[1]

He commanded the destroyer Petard at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]

Thomson was appointed in command of the destroyer Verdun on 16 October, 1917.[3]

On 7 July, 1919, Thomson was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valentine.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Lizard
24 May, 1913[5]
Succeeded by
Edward Brooke
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Petard
29 May, 1916[6]
Succeeded by
John L. Field
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Verdun
16 Oct, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by
John C. Tovey
Captain of H.M.S. Wolfhound
30 Apr, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
Terence A. F. Longford
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
7 Jul, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John E. Cameron
as Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station
? – 3 Aug, 1939[10]
Succeeded by
Charles G. Ramsey

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 349.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 926.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395m.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396n.
  7. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 925a.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 945.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  10. Successor appointed. Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.