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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
On 1 January, 1906, Simons was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|Login]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/25 no. 27870. p. 25.] 2 January, 1906.</ref> | |||
Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]]. Simons was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 24 October, 1914,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28984/pages/9690 no. 28984. p. 9690.] 24 November, 1914.</ref> and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340. p. 10509.] 26 October, 1915.</ref> | Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 27 August, 1911, vice [[Charles Grey Robinson]]. Simons was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 24 October, 1914,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28984/pages/9690 no. 28984. p. 9690.] 24 November, 1914.</ref> and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340. p. 10509.] 26 October, 1915.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 14 March 2011
Admiral Ernest Alfred Simons, Royal Navy (3 September, 1856 – 30 August, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 1 January, 1906, Simons was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Login.[1]
Promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 August, 1911, vice Charles Grey Robinson. Simons was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 24 October, 1914,[2] and placed on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.[3]
He died in London on 30 August, 1928 a few days shy of his seventy-second birthday.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28984. p. 9690. 24 November, 1914.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. A. Simons" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 3 September, 1928. Issue 44988, col D, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart. |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1898 |
Succeeded by George Le C. Egerton |
| Preceded by Frederic W. Fisher |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1910 – 1912 |
Succeeded by Sackville H. Carden |
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- 1928 deaths
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- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Formidable (1898)
- Admirals Superintendent of Malta Dockyard
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