Evelyn Thomson | |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1884 |
Death Date: | 21 December 1942 (aged 57) |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Serviceyears: | 1899–1939 |
Rank: | Vice Admiral |
Commands: | HMS Petard 3rd Destroyer Flotilla HMS St Vincent Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas Coast of Scotland |
Battles: | World War I |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Vice Admiral Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson (13 April 1884 - 21 December 1942) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
His grave is at Abdie Churchyard, Fife.
Thomson joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1899.[1] He served in World War I[2] and commanded the destroyer 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 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]
In 1918 he married Agnes Motherwell Wilson.[5]