About Evelyn Thomson
Lived 1884 – 1941 (aged 57). Evelyn Thomson was a naval officer.
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.
Naval career Thomson joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1899. He served in World War I and commanded the destroyer at the Battle of Jutland. 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. He retired in 1939.
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Royal Navy admiral
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Evelyn Thomson was born on 13 April 1884.
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Evelyn Thomson died on 21 December 1941.
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Evelyn Thomson was a naval officer.
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