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Revision as of 18:57, 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
? 		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
Eric E. C. Tufnell
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.A.S. AE 2
28 Feb, 1914[5] – 30 Apr, 1915[6] 		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. (July, 1913). p. 296.
  5. ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on AE 2.
  6. ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on AE 2.

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