Evelyn Thomson

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.

Vice-Admiral Evelyn Thomson CB DSO
Born	13 April 1884
Died	21 December 1942 (aged 57)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
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

Thomson 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

In 1918 he married Agnes Motherwell Wilson.^[5]