John Hope Simpson outside Buckingham Palace on the day King George V conferred his knighthood. The knighthood was announced in the Kings birthday honours list of 3 June 1935; White Tie & Decorations Sir John and Lady Hope Simpson in Newfoundland, 1934-1936 by John Hope Simpson , Peter Neary (Editor), Quita Hope Simpson , P. Neary Publisher: University of Toronto Press; March 1996