Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Spicer-Simson

Royal Navy officer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1876

Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1947

Profession: explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Captain Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO, RN (15 January 1876 – 29 January 1947) 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.