Sir Anthony Thorold, 15th Baronet

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Sir Anthony Thorold

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross & Bar
Spouse(s)
Jocelyn
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​
(m. 1939; died 1993)​
ChildrenThree

DL (7 September 1903 – 1 May 1999), was an English Royal Navy officer, public servant, and councillor. He served as Captain of HMS Dryad from 1951 to 1952, and was Commodore in Charge, Hong Kong, from 1953 to 1955. After retirement, he turned to public service and politics, serving as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1968 and as Leader of Lincolnshire County Council
from 1973 to 1981.

Early life and education

Thorold was born on 7 September 1903 to Sir James Thorold, 14th Baronet, and his wife Katharine Thorold (née Tindal-Atkinson).

Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[1]

Career

Naval career

Thorold joined the

acting sub-lieutenant to sub-lieutenant on 30 August 1924.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 May 1926.[4] He qualified as a navigating officer in 1928.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 30 May 1934.[5] He attended and passed the staff course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1935.[1]

At the beginning of the

Escort Groups.[1] He was captain of HMS Dacres from April 1945 to early 1946.[7]

Thorold was promoted to

Fishery Protection Squadron,[1][9] and commanding officer of HMS Widemouth Bay.[10] From December 1950 to January 1953, he was captain of HMS Dryad, a stone frigate that was home to the Royal Navy's Navigation and Direction School.[1][9] From July 1953 to June 1955, he served as Commodore in Charge of Hong Kong.[1][9] He was a Naval Aide de Camp to The Queen from 7 July 1955 to 7 January 1956.[11][12]

Thorold retired from the Royal Navy on 7 January 1956.[13] Due to his high rank, he was allowed to continue to be addressed as captain.

Public service

On 2 June 1959, Thorold was commissioned as a

Justice of the Peace (JP) for Kesteven.[2] On 4 March 1968, he was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire: the appointment is held for one year.[15]

Thorold also held a number of voluntary chairmanships: Grantham Hospital Management Committee (1963 to 1974), Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance (1966 to 1971), and Community Council of Lincolnshire (1974 to 1981).[1]

Political career

From 1958 to 1974, Thorold was a

Leader of Lincolnshire County Council.[1]

Personal life

In 1939, Thorold married Jocelyn Elaine Laura Heathcote-Smith.[1] She was the daughter of Sir Clifford Heathcote-Smith, a British diplomat and Royal Navy officer.[16] Together they had three children: one son and two daughters.[1] Their son Anthony Oliver Thorold would succeed to his father's title.[17]

Thorold died on 1 May 1999.[1] His wife predeceased him, dying in 1993.[1] He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Syston, Lincolnshire.[18]

Honours

In the

Diego Suarez".[20] On 19 June 1945, he was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Cross "For outstanding courage, determination and skill while serving in H.M. Ships Nairana, Campania, Lark, Ainwick Castle, Onslow, Onslaught, Cygnet, Whitehall, Orwell, Zambesi, Zealous, Zest and Opportune, and H.M.C.S. Sioux, in escorting a convoy to and from North Russia under continuous and fierce attacks by the enemy and in exceptionally hard weather conditions."[21]

References

  1. ^
    Who Was Who (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press
    . April 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Person Page – Captain Sir Anthony Henry Thorold, 15th Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "No. 33068". The London Gazette. 21 July 1925. pp. 4865–4866.
  4. ^ "No. 33171". The London Gazette. 11 June 1926. p. 3823.
  5. ^ "No. 34055". The London Gazette. 1 June 1934. p. 3484.
  6. ^ "No. 34887". The London Gazette. 2 July 1940. p. 4016.
  7. ^ Helgason, Gudmundur. "Cdr. Anthony Henry Thorold, DSC, OBE". uboat.net. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ "No. 37845". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1947. p. 173.
  9. ^ a b c Mackie, Colin (November 2017). "Royal Navy – Senior Appointments" (pdf). Gulabin. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ Mason, Geoffrey B. "HMS Widemouth Bay". Naval-History. Retrieved 25 November 2017. 3 January 1949: Became Senior Officer's ship Fishery Protection Squadron. New Commanding Officer: Captain A H Thorold OBE, DSC RN.
  11. ^ "No. 40531". The London Gazette. 8 July 1955. p. 3941.
  12. ^ "No. 40682". The London Gazette. 10 January 1956. pp. 219–220.
  13. ^ "No. 40793". The London Gazette. 29 May 1956. p. 3174.
  14. ^ "No. 41754". The London Gazette. 30 June 1959. p. 4236.
  15. ^ "No. 44540". The London Gazette. 5 March 1968. p. 2667.
  16. ^ "Person Page – Sir Clifford Edward Heathcote-Smith". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Person Page – Sir Anthony Oliver Thorold, 16th Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Sir Anthony Henry Thorold (1903–1999)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. ^ "No. 35586". The London Gazette. 5 June 1942. pp. 2481–2482.
  20. ^ "No. 35679". The London Gazette. 21 August 1942. p. 3715.
  21. ^ "No. 37136". The London Gazette. 15 June 1945. pp. 3187–3188.
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
James Ernest Thorold
 Baronet
(of Marston)
1965–1999 		Succeeded by
Anthony Oliver Thorold
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