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Stoker was appointed in command of the {{UK-B8|f=t}} on 14 August, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}
 
Stoker was appointed in command of the {{UK-B8|f=t}} on 14 August, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}
  
He was in command of the {{AU-AE2|f=tp}} in April, 1915, having been appointed sometime previously.{{UKNavalOpsII|pp. 310, 374 and index}}
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Stoker was appointed in command of the {{AU-AE2|f=tp}} in 1914 and was in command when she was sunk by the Turkish T.B. ''Sultan Hissar''.  Luckily all her crew were saved.{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 310, 374}}
  
He enjoyed a successful acting career after retiring from the navy in 1921.  He again joined the navy in World War II.
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He enjoyed a successful acting career after retiring from the Navy in 1921.  He again joined the navy in World War II.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 18:54, 7 April 2016

Commander Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker, D.S.O., (2 February, 1885 – 2 February, 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stoker was appointed in command of the submarine B 8 on 14 August, 1911.[1]

Stoker was appointed in command of the submarine H.M.A.S. AE 2 in 1914 and was in command when she was sunk by the Turkish T.B. Sultan Hissar. Luckily all her crew were saved.[2]

He enjoyed a successful acting career after retiring from the Navy in 1921. He again joined the navy in World War II.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. B 5
1 Jan, 1910[3]
Succeeded by
Claude C. Dobson
Preceded by
George W. E. Naper
Captain of H.M.S. B 8
14 Aug, 1911[4]
Succeeded by
Henry G. D. Stoker
Preceded by
Henry H. G. D. Stoker
Captain of H.M.S. B 8
14 Aug, 1911[5]
Succeeded by
Eric E. C. Tufnell
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.A.S. AE 2
28 Feb, 1914[6] – 30 Apr, 1915[7]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
  2. Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 310, 374.
  3. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 296.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
  6. Royal Australian Navy page on AE 2.
  7. Royal Australian Navy page on AE 2.

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