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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Douglas Paton|William D. Paton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cherwell (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cherwell'']]'''<br>23 Jan, 1913{{NLDec13|p. 294}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Harold Jones|Charles H. Jones]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Douglas Paton|William D. Paton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cherwell (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cherwell'']]'''<br>23 Jan, 1913{{NLDec13|p. 294}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Harold Jones|Charles H. Jones]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Miles Brock Birkett|M. Brock Birkett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colne (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colne'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 296}} &ndash; 7 Apr, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 393}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Seymour|Claude Seymour]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Miles Brock Birkett|M. Brock Birkett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colne (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colne'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 296}} &ndash; 7 Apr, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 393}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Seymour|Claude Seymour]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Claude Seymour|Claude Seymour]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Welland (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Welland'']]'''<br>7 Apr, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 399''i''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Allan Heyder|Philip A. Heyder]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Menace (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Menace'']]'''<br>11 Feb, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''b''}} &ndash; 1917{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Gore|Cyril Gore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bryony (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bryony'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1919{{NLJun20|p. 746}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Angus Scott|John A. Scott]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Gore|Cyril Gore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bryony (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bryony'']]'''<br>5 Mar, 1919{{NLJun20|p. 746}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Angus Scott|John A. Scott]]'''}}

Revision as of 16:16, 10 May 2016

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

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] – 7 Apr, 1914[8]
Succeeded by
Claude Seymour
Preceded by
Claude Seymour
Captain of H.M.S. Welland
7 Apr, 1914[9] – Feb, 1916[10]
Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Menace
11 Feb, 1916[11] – 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Brian C. Gourley
Preceded by
Cyril Gore
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony
5 Mar, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
John A. Scott

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 296.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  5. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 401.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 294.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 296.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1916). pp. 399i, 396b.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396b.
  12. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 746.