Robert Simpson-Anderson

Vice-Admiral Robert Claude Simpson-Anderson SSAS SD SM MMM SAN (Rtd) (born July 1942 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former Chief of the South African Navy (1 September 1992 – 31 October 2000)[2]

Robert Claude Simpson-Anderson

SSAS SD SM MMM SAN (Rtd)
Born(1942-07-04)4 July 1942[1]
Pretoria, South Africa
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands held
Awards
RelationsGeesje Jacobs (wife)

He joined the Navy in 1964 and completed a BMil.[1] In 1977 he commanded the Navy's first Strike Craft, SAS Jan Smuts. In 1978 he completed an MBL via Unisa. In 1984 he became the OC of SAS Scorpion, the Strike Craft Flotilla and in 1986 as a Commodore, the Officer Commanding of the South African Military Academy in Saldhana.[3] At the end of 1990 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and posted as Chief of Naval Support.[4][5]

Awards and Decorations

In 1999 Vice Admiral Simpson-Anderson was awarded the Order of the Star of South Africa (Silver).[6] His list of awards includes:

gollark: Agh. It's so hard to just get random hatchlings for this CB thalassa.
gollark: Quack.
gollark: To stop you from being able to freeze and get trophies twice as fast.
gollark: Free, offer between 2 and 4 NDs and 2G prizes, will wait 24 hours for best offer.
gollark: Free, CB ND or 2G prize.

References
  1. Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. Englebrecht, Leon (21 January 2010). "Fact file: Chiefs of the South African Navy". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Vlootman neem bevel oor" [Navy man takes over command]. Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 30 January 1987. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. November 26, 1990. "Vloot-steun kry nuwe hoof" [Fleet support gets new head]. Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  5. Lötter, Francois (August 6, 1992). "Simpson-Anderson word nuwe Hoof van die Vloot" [Simpson-Anderson becomes new Chief of the Navy]. Beeld (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  6. http://www.sahistory.org.za/national-orders-recipients-1999
Military offices
Preceded by
Lambert Woodburne		 Chief of the South African Navy
1992 – 2000		 Succeeded by
Johan Retief
Preceded by
Chris Bennett		 Chief of Naval Support
1989 – 1990		 Succeeded by
Martyn Trainor
Preceded by
Willie Kotze		 Commandant of the South African Military Academy
1986 – 1989		 Succeeded by
Fred du Toit


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