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Popham served in the {{UK-1London|f=t}} from February, 1910 to March 1912. Captain [[Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair|Sinclair]] offered him a very negative evaluation, as "Wanting in intelligence. Bad judgt & little zeal." | Popham served in the {{UK-1London|f=t}} from February, 1910 to March 1912. Captain [[Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair|Sinclair]] offered him a very negative evaluation, as "Wanting in intelligence. Bad judgt & little zeal." | ||
| − | Popham was appointed to the {{UK- | + | Popham was appointed to the {{UK-ClanMacNaughton|f=t}} as first and gunnery officer on 21 November 1914. He was lost along with her entire crew when she disappeared off northwest Scotland in February, 1915. |
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Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Leyborne Popham, R.N. (6 October, 1878 – 3 February, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend E. Popham was born in Culmstock, Devon.
Popham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.
Popham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1909.
Popham was appointed in command of the destroyer Avon on 3 August, 1906.[1]
Popham served in the battleship London from February, 1910 to March 1912. Captain Sinclair offered him a very negative evaluation, as "Wanting in intelligence. Bad judgt & little zeal."
Popham was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Clan MacNaughton as first and gunnery officer on 21 November 1914. He was lost along with her entire crew when she disappeared off northwest Scotland in February, 1915.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles C. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Starfish 3 Jan, 1905[2] – 1 Apr, 1906 |
Succeeded by John B. Stevenson |
| Preceded by John B. Stevenson |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 1 Apr, 1906[3] – 3 Aug, 1906 |
Succeeded by Charles A. Fremantle |
| Preceded by David H. Williams |
Captain of H.M.S. Avon 3 Aug, 1906[4][5] – May, 1907 |
Succeeded by John E. P. Bickford |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 6 August, 1906. Issue 38091, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 313-15.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 6 August, 1906. Issue 38091, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 281.
