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'''Robert Neville Stopford''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Robert Neville Stopford''', R.N. (4 July, 1888 – 3 November, 1949) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Somerset, the son of Rear-Admiral [[Robert Wilbraham Stopford]].<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>
  
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Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1910.<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>
  
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Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-A8|f=t}} in October, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 364}}
 
Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-A8|f=t}} in October, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 364}}
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Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1918.<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>
  
 
On 23 June, 1919, Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-L15|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 799}}
 
On 23 June, 1919, Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-L15|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 799}}
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Stopford was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 October, 1929.<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>
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==World War II==
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Neville+Stopford Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Neville+Stopford Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Henry Leeke|Walter H. Leeke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 74 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 74'']]'''<br>15 Sep, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 257}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ronald Adair Trevor|Ronald A. Trevor]]'''|'''[[Chatham Anti-Gas School (Royal Navy)|Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Chatham]]'''<br>27 Jul, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 259}} &ndash; 27 Jul, 1929{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Colin Lang|George C. Lang]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 14:41, 10 July 2019

Commander (retired) Robert Neville Stopford, R.N. (4 July, 1888 – 3 November, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Somerset, the son of Rear-Admiral Robert Wilbraham Stopford.[1]

Stopford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[2]

Stopford was appointed in command of the submarine A 8 in October, 1913.[3]

Stopford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.[4]

On 23 June, 1919, Stopford was appointed in command of the submarine L 15.[5]

Stopford was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 1 October, 1929.[6]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Eric E. C. Tufnell
Captain of H.M.S. A 8
Oct, 1913[7] – 6 May, 1915[8]
Succeeded by
Richard I. Pulleyne
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. H 6
6 May, 1915[9] – 19 Jan, 1916[10]
Succeeded by
Vessel Interned
Preceded by
Lancelot V. Donne
Captain of H.M.S. G 5
23 Nov, 1918[11] – 21 Jun, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
Humphrey G. Veale
Preceded by
Victor E. Ward
Captain of H.M.S. L 15
22 Jun, 1919[13][14] – 30 Mar, 1922[15]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Walter S. Carson
Preceded by
Walter H. Leeke
Captain of H.M.S. PC 74
19 Sep, 1922[16][17] – 20 Oct, 1924[18]
Succeeded by
Henry F. Waight
Preceded by
Ronald A. Trevor
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Chatham
27 Jul, 1927[19] – 27 Jul, 1929[Inference]
Succeeded by
George C. Lang

Footnotes

  1. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  2. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 364.
  4. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  6. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 364.
  8. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  9. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  10. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 50, 51.
  11. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  12. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  13. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799. 23 June given here.
  15. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  16. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 257. 15 September given here.
  18. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 259.