Date of birth:

April 29th, 1879

Date of death:

May 25th, 1955

Nationality:

British

Alfred Stepford was born on April 29th, 1879 as the son to James Walter Milles Stopford (March 3rd, 1853, Marylebone, London - July 18th, 1933, London) and Catherine Elizabeth Stepford-Neville (August 8th, 1855, Mayfair, London - August 12th, 1884, Windsor). On November 25th, 1904 he married Mary Augusta Grace Chester-Master.

Promotions:
April 15th, 1900: Lieutenant;
June 30th, 1912: Commander;
December 31st, 1917: Captain;
May 18th, 1929: Rear-Admiral;
February 11th, 1934: Vice-Admiral.

Career:
July 11th, 1899: Commanding Officer, TB 65 (1885);
July 21st, 1903: Commanding Officer TB 80 (1886);
July 14th, 1904: Commanding Officer HMS Peterel (1899);
October 6th, 1908: Gunnery Officer, HMS Invincible (85);
January 4th, 1911: First Officer, HMS Invincible (85);
March 16th, 1911: HMS Excellent (Gunnery Training School);
?: Gunnery Officer, HMS Triumph (1903);
December 23rd, 1919: Commanding Officer HMS Cleopatra (88);
February 20th, 1923: Commanding Officer HMS Hermes (95);
October 1925 - May 7th, 1928: Royal Navy Naval Attaché, Washington, D.C.

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