Sir Anthony Thorold, 15th Baronet

Sir Anthony Thorold

Born(1903-09-07)7 September 1903
Died1 May 1999(1999-05-01) (aged 95)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1917–1956
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Dryad
HMS Widemouth Bay
HMS Dacres
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross & Bar
Spouse(s)
Jocelyn
(m. 1939; died 1993)
ChildrenThree

Captain Sir Anthony Henry Thorold, 15th Baronet, OBE, DSC & Bar, 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.