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− | '''Robert Neville Stopford''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Robert Neville Stopford''', R.N. (4 July, 1888 – 3 November, 1949) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in Somerset, the son of Rear-Admiral [[Robert Wilbraham Stopford]].<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref> | |
− | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1910.<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref> |
− | Stopford was | + | Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-A8|f=t}} in October, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 364}} |
− | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1918.<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref> |
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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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− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Neville+Stopford Service Records] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Neville_Stopford}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell|Eric E. C. Tufnell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 8 (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 8'']]'''<br>Oct, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 364}} – 6 May, 1915<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Ivor Pulleyne|Richard I. Pulleyne]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. H 6 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''H 6'']]'''<br>6 May, 1915<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref> – 19 Jan, 1916{{HepperLosses|pp. 50, 51}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Interned'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lancelot Vivian Donne|Lancelot V. Donne]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. G 5 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''G 5'']]'''<br>23 Nov, 1918<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref> – 21 Jun, 1919<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey George Veale|Humphrey G. Veale]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Essendene Ward|Victor E. Ward]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 15 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 15'']]'''<br>22 Jun, 1919<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 799. 23 June given here}} – 30 Mar, 1922<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Seymour Carson|The Hon. Walter S. Carson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Henry Leeke|Walter H. Leeke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 74 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 74'']]'''<br>19 Sep, 1922<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 257. 15 September given here}} – 20 Oct, 1924<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/6.|D7605093}} 357.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Francis Waight|Henry F. Waight]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{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}} – 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
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 364.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 364.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 50, 51.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799. 23 June given here.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 257. 15 September given here.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 259.