Arthur Caerlyon Stanford
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCommander 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]
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| Preceded by William D. G. Weir |
Captain of H.M.S. Stronghold 27 Sep, 1934[5] |
Succeeded by Edward Neville |
| Preceded by Renfrew Gotto |
Captain of H.M.S. Encounter 25 Jan, 1936[6] |
Succeeded by Aubrey St. Clair-Ford |
| Preceded by Robert St. V. Sherbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Matabele 15 Apr, 1941 – 17 Jan, 1942 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
