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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==
<!--Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
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 {{LCommRN}} on  
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 promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-A8|f=t}} in October, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 364}}


Stopford was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
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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Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-A8|f=t}} in October, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 364}}


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}}
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>
==World War II==
He served as R.T.O., Scotland from March 1940 through being reverted to the Retired List on 10 February, 1946.


==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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* Papers in the Possession of the National Maritime Museum (Catalogue Reference "STO/301-302")
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 30 March 2023

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

He served as R.T.O., Scotland from March 1940 through being reverted to the Retired List on 10 February, 1946.

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
William A. Willock
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.

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