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Revision as of 15:28, 13 November 2014
Charles Astley Poignand ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Poignand was appointed in command of the destroyer Cherwell on 23 January, 1913.[1]
On 1 January, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Colne.[2]
On 7 April, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Welland.[3]
Poignand commanded the destroyer Menace as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alexander S. Douglas |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 110 5 Nov, 1909[5] |
Succeeded by Kenneth C. Helyar |
| Preceded by William D. Paton |
Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell 23 Jan, 1913[6] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Jones |
| Preceded by M. Brock Birkett |
Captain of H.M.S. Colne 1 Jan, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Claude Seymour |
| Preceded by Claude Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Welland 7 Apr, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Philip A. Heyder |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Menace 11 Feb, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Brian C. Gourley |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
