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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Stokes was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 8 December, 1879.<ref>Stokes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|}} f. 1243.</ref> | Stokes was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 8 December, 1879.<ref>Stokes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|}} f. 1243.</ref> | ||
On 7 December, 1880, he was appointed to {{UK-Doterel}} and was fortunate to survive, unhurt, when she exploded on 26 April, 1881.<ref>Stokes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|}} f. 1243.</ref> | |||
He was appointed in command of the brig [[H.M.S. Sealark (1843)|''Sealark'']] on 2 February, 1891. He was superseded on 17 May, 1894.<ref>Stokes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|}} f. 1243.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the brig [[H.M.S. Sealark (1843)|''Sealark'']] on 2 February, 1891. He was superseded on 17 May, 1894.<ref>Stokes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|}} f. 1243.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 26 May 2015
John Martin Stokes (14 November, 1854 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stokes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 8 December, 1879.[1]
On 7 December, 1880, he was appointed to Doterel and was fortunate to survive, unhurt, when she exploded on 26 April, 1881.[2]
He was appointed in command of the brig Sealark on 2 February, 1891. He was superseded on 17 May, 1894.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert S. Rolleston |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 28 Apr, 1885[4] |
Succeeded by Henry H. Campbell |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 24 5 Jun, 1886[5] |
Succeeded by William J. Thompson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1243.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1243.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1885). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
