Vice Admiral Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson CB DSO (13 April 1884 – 21 December 1942) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
Evelyn Thomson | |
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Born | 13 April 1884 |
Died | 21 December 1942 (aged 57) |
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Years of service | 1899–1939 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | 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 |
His grave is at Abdie Churchyard, Fife.
Naval career
editThomson 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
editIn 1918 he married Agnes Motherwell Wilson.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ a b c Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ World War I despatches
- ^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Peerage.com