Digby Thomson
Retired South African Navy officer
About Digby Thomson
Born 1961.
Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Digby Thomson is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Director Maritime Warfare.
He commanded from 1999 to 2001. He was promoted to rank of naval captain in 2002 and served as Fleet Operations Manager in 2002–2003. Naval and Air Attaché to the United States of America from 2003 to 2006.
Staff officer in the Navy Office from 2006 to 2015 dealing with submarine warfare doctrine. He was promoted to rank of rear admiral junior grade in 2015. Director Maritime Warfare from 2015 until he took a severance package on 31 March 2017.
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Who is Digby Thomson?
retired South African Navy officer
When was Digby Thomson born?
Digby Thomson was born on 21 January 1961.
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