Geoffrey Spicer-Simson
Military Person
1876 – 1947
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Who was Geoffrey Spicer-Simson?
Commander Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Home Fleets. He is most famous for his role as leader of a naval expedition to Lake Tanganyika in 1915, where he commanded a small flotilla which defeated a superior German force during the Battle for Lake Tanganyika.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1876
Hobart - Also known as
- Spicer-Simson
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jan 29, 1947
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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