William Legh Pope
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Captain R.N.R. (retired) William Legh Pope (9 December, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Pope was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 13 May, 1916.
Pope was appointed to the battleship Vanguard and was fortunate to survive her destruction on 9 July, 1917, as one of sixteen of her crew to visit Royal Oak for an evening of entertainment, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.[1]
Pope was appointed in command of the destroyer Albatross on 19 February, 1918.[2]
Pope was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 13 May, 1924.
Pope was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 December, 1930.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Leslie Mann |
Captain of H.M.S. Locust 7 Sep, 1917[3] – early 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by Horace L. Vicary |
| Preceded by Fred Wissler |
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross 19 Feb, 1918[4] – 1919[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alexander H. M. Burton |
Captain of H.M.S. M.19 5 Aug, 1919 – 29 Mar, 1920 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/3680. f. 445.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 727.
