Post-war
After the war, Simpson remained in the Army, and became a substantive major on 1 July 1946. He also continued with his cricket, playing for the Army against the Minor Counties in August 1947, and played his second, and final, first-class match for the Combined Services against Glamorgan in Pontypridd in 1948. He was promoted lieutenant colonel on 31 July 1951, and was posted to the Ministry of Defence in September. Initially he was a secretary to the Joint War Production Committee, and then from August 1952 he was responsible for briefing the UK NATO representatives on those issues. He was also a secretary to the committee working to standardise military stores. His posting was completed in September 1953, and as a result he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1954 New Year Honours, the counter-signing officer also commented: "Quite apart from his work here, this officer deserves recognition for his services to Army cricket and rugger over a long period." He then commanded a Royal Engineers regiment until 31 July 1954, that year he also played cricket for the Army against Hampshire and for the Royal Engineers against the Royal Artillery at Lord's. He was promoted colonel on 29 January 1955, and retired from the army on 29 April 1959. He died in Hampshire in 1992.
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