Individual Details

Humphrey Hughes SIMPSON RN

(8 Sep 1894 - 23 May 1988)

Events

Birth8 Sep 1894Ilderton, Northumberland
Residence1901with his mother - Firwood Cottage, Middleton Hall, Northumberland
Occupation2 Apr 1911clerk in the Royal Navy - HMS Triumph, Valetta, Malta
Residence2 Apr 1911HMS Triumph, Valetta, Malta
Death23 May 1988Firwood Cottage, Middleton Hall, Northumberland

Families

FatherOctavius James SIMPSON (1853 - 1924)
MotherMaria Josephine HUGHES (1852 - 1933)
SiblingMargaret Elizabeth SIMPSON (1881 - )
SiblingJosephine Gladys SIMPSON (1883 - )
SiblingFrances Mary Louise SIMPSON (1885 - )
SiblingJames Pringle Hughes SIMPSON (1889 - 1937)

Notes

Residence

HMS Triumph was a battleship, 1st Class. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-21, 25 May 1915. Thedestroyer HMS Chelmer evacuated most of her crew.