Difference between revisions of "Robert Wilbraham Stopford"
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Revision as of 15:30, 23 December 2019
Vice-Admiral (retired) Robert Wilbraham Stopford, R.N. (18 September, 1865 – 9 June, 1911) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1878.
Stopford was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1885.
Stopford was placed on the Retired List due to age on 24 June, 1899. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 19 July, 1899 and to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 1 September, 1904.
See Also
Footnotes
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Preceded by John G. J. Hanmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 15 Mar, 1888[1] – 15 Jul, 1891[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Herbert W. S. Gibson |
Preceded by Atwell P. MacL. Lake |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 7 Jan, 1892 – 7 Jan, 1895 |
Succeeded by John Durnford |
Preceded by George L. Atkinson-Willes |
Captain of H.M.S. Howe 8 Feb, 1895[2] – 23 Dec, 1896 |
Succeeded by Frederick R. Boardman |