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Stoddart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26809/pages/3 no. 26809.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1897.</ref>
Stoddart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1896.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26809/pages/3 no. 26809.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1897.</ref>


==Captain==
Stoddart was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448.  p. 4198.]  26 June, 1902.</ref>
Stoddart was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448.  p. 4198.]  26 June, 1902.</ref>
==Flag Rank==
Stoddart was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 May, 1912, vice [[Paul Warner Bush|Bush]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28610/pages/3685 no. 28610.  p. 3685.]  21 May, 1912.</ref>


On 9 May, 1914, Stoddart succeeded [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]] at Devonport.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 May, 1914.  Issue '''40520''', col B, pg. 4.</ref>
On 9 May, 1914, Stoddart succeeded [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]] at Devonport.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 May, 1914.  Issue '''40520''', col B, pg. 4.</ref>

Revision as of 22:30, 6 April 2011

Admiral Archibald P. Stoddart, seen as a Rear-Admiral.
Photograph: Imperial War Museum, Q 69172.

Admiral Archibald Peile Stoddart, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (5 September, 1860 – 18 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Stoddart was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1896.[1]

Captain

Stoddart was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[2]

Flag Rank

Stoddart was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 May, 1912, vice Bush.[3]

On 9 May, 1914, Stoddart succeeded Arthur H. Christian as Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleets at Devonport.[4]

Great War

Upon the outbreak of war, Stoddart was given command of Cruiser Force D, the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, with his flag in the Carnarvon.[5]

Stoddart was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 September, 1917, vice Carden.[6]

Stoddart was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 January, 1918.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired list on 7 October, 1920.[8]

Retirement

Stoddart died on 18 December, 1939,[9] at Broomhill, North Cornwall, and was buried in a private ceremony at King's Nympton, Devon, on 21 December.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 3. 1 January, 1897.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28610. p. 3685. 21 May, 1912.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 May, 1914. Issue 40520, col B, pg. 4.
  5. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1914). p. 4.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30267. p. 9151. 4 September, 1917.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30488. p. 1092. 22 January, 1918.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.
  9. ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 1231.
  10. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 20 December, 1939. Issue 48493, col B, pg. 1.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Stoddart" (News). The Times. Wednesday, 20 December, 1939. Issue 48493, col D, pg. 10.

Service Records

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