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{{LCommRN}} '''Arthur Caerlyon Stanford''', (20 October, 1904 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Arthur Caerlyon Stanford''', D.S.C. (20 October, 1904 – 17 January, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Stanford was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1938.{{UBAlly|2347}}
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Commanded {{UK-Matabele}} from 15 April, 1941 to his death on 17 January, 1942 when she was sunk near Murmansk by a U-boat.{{UBAlly|2347}}
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==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 15:43, 14 June 2018

Commander Arthur Caerlyon Stanford, D.S.C. (20 October, 1904 – 17 January, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stanford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1926.[1]

Stanford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1934.[2]

Stanford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1938.[3]

Commanded Matabele from 15 April, 1941 to his death on 17 January, 1942 when she was sunk near Murmansk by a U-boat.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Encounter
25 Jan, 1936[5]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes