Walter Neville Lapage
Captain (retired) Walter Neville Lapage, O.B.E. (5 February, 1883 – 17 May, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy and served as H.M.S. Tiger's torpedo officer at the Battle of Jutland.
Life & Career
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[1][2]
Appointed to H.M.S. Vernon as a Junior Staff Officer on 9 April, 1907.[3][4]
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[5][6]
Lapage was appointed to Tiger as torpedo officer on 19 June, 1914.[7] He would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland.
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[8] In March 1917, he was assigned to special duties in Defensive Mining. In August, he was assigned to work on experiments in anti-submarine warfare at Portland. He commanded the vessel H.M.S. Sarepta there from 1 March 1918 to 4 April, 1919.[9]
Lapage was appointed to the battlecruiser Hood as Squadron Torpedo Officer on 4 March, 1919.[10]
Lapage finished his naval career with a stint in command of the torpedo training school Defiance. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief, which occurred on 30 June, 1922.[11]
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Captain on 5 February, 1928.[12]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Formation |
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron 4 Mar, 1919[13] – 31 Mar, 1921 |
Succeeded by Francis H. Sandford |
| Preceded by Alldin U. Moore |
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 10 May, 1922[14] – 4 Jul, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Aubrey Lambert |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 123.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 390.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 59.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 385a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 67.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
- ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
