Simson, David James Robert

Abt 1893 - 1940  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Simson, David James Robert  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Born	Abt 1893	St Andrews, Fife, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 May 1940	Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12]
  Buried	Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England   [1, 3, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I11898	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Thal, Arlette Murielle Loeb,   b. 6 May 1907, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1972, Sconser, Portree, Isle Of Skye, UK  (Age 65 years)
  Married	Between Jul and Sep 1939	London, Greater London, England, UK   [4, 13]
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F4086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From: Ian Cadell [mailto:ian@cadell.com] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 9:16 AM To: Maury Kitces Subject: Re: David Simson I've had a reply from Edinburgh. David Simson was b in St Andrews on 7 Sept 1892. We don't have an exact d ate for his marriage to Arlette. He was killed on the bridge of HMS Kei th by gunfire from land on 23 May 1940 off Boulogne and was buried at sea. Arlette died as a result of being hit by a car while on holiday on the is le of Skye with her sister. She may have been visiting David's relatives t here (Col. and Mrs Jock MacDonald). Their grandson Hugh MacDonald and h is wife Linda run the old family house as a hotel (said to be quite good !) and they might have more data. They can be reached via info@viewfieldho use.com One other comment was passed on to me, which may make sense to you. " we n ever met Arlette but we got the impression that David's parents were somew hat 'thrown' by the suddenness of the marriage and nothing was ever se en of her. Possibly she lived in Dartmouth. An old sextant of David's w as left in his parents' care and was only returned to Arlette in 1971." That's all folks! Hope it helps, Ian

  
  

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