Arthur Forbes-Sempill

Arthur Lionel Ochoncar Forbes-Sempill (24 September 1877– 9 May 1962) was a Scottish officer of the Royal Navy active in the First World War.

[5] In 1900 he was assigned to HMS Vernon for torpedo training,[6] and in June 1902 he was re-posted to the school,[7] before he the following month was posted as torpedo officer to the battleship HMS Empress of India,[8] serving in the Home Fleet.

[14] In July 1914 he was assigned to HMS Dominion,[15] in which he served during the early part of the First World War.

He was later posted as executive officer of the battleship HMS Valiant, where he saw service at the Battle of Jutland, and was recommended for promotion to Captain as a result.

[20] He had one daughter from his second marriage, Janet, and one son by his third marriage, John Alexander,[21] who would later inherit the baronetcy held by Arthur's father, after it had passed through his elder brother John and his nephews William and then Ewan.