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]
Simpson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 16 December, 1930.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur G. Harrington |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 50 28 Aug, 1906[9] – 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[10] |
Succeeded by George Collins |
| Preceded by Edmond A. T. de P. de la Poer |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 108 26 May, 1910[11] |
Succeeded by John Daly |
| Preceded by Mark G. Newton |
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel Apr, 1912[12] |
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.
- ↑ 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.
