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John Ernest Troyte Harper was born on 29 May, 1874 in New Zealand, the fifth son of Leonard Harper.  He received his early education at Christ's College, New Zealand.<ref name=TimesObit>"Vice-Admiral J. E. T. Harper" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 28 May, 1949.  Issue '''51393''', col D, p. 7.</ref>  He joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a colonial cadet, entering [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] on 20 March, 1888.  He was discharged in December, 1889 having gained eleven months' time on passing out of ''Britannia'', and joined the old battleship [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]] on 15 January, 1890.  On 15 February he was rated {{MidRN}} without examination.  ''Monarch'' paid off on 13 May and on the following day Harper was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Rodney (1884)|''Rodney'']].  In his service record Captain [[John Borlase Warren|Warren]] noted that he was a "Good boat Midshipman."  On 22 July he was lent to ''Invincible'' for manœuvres.  He left ''Rodney'' on 17 April 1891 for the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}}.<ref name=Record507>ADM 196/43.  f. 507.</ref>
 
John Ernest Troyte Harper was born on 29 May, 1874 in New Zealand, the fifth son of Leonard Harper.  He received his early education at Christ's College, New Zealand.<ref name=TimesObit>"Vice-Admiral J. E. T. Harper" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 28 May, 1949.  Issue '''51393''', col D, p. 7.</ref>  He joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a colonial cadet, entering [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] on 20 March, 1888.  He was discharged in December, 1889 having gained eleven months' time on passing out of ''Britannia'', and joined the old battleship [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]] on 15 January, 1890.  On 15 February he was rated {{MidRN}} without examination.  ''Monarch'' paid off on 13 May and on the following day Harper was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Rodney (1884)|''Rodney'']].  In his service record Captain [[John Borlase Warren|Warren]] noted that he was a "Good boat Midshipman."  On 22 July he was lent to ''Invincible'' for manœuvres.  He left ''Rodney'' on 17 April 1891 for the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}}.<ref name=Record507>ADM 196/43.  f. 507.</ref>
  
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Harper was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982.  p. 31.]  1 January, 1907.</ref>
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Harper was given his first command when he was appointed to {{UK-Dryad}} for command of {{UK-1Plucky}} on 22 February, 1906.  He stayed in the old screw gunboat until 15 November, 1906.<ref>Harper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 507.</ref>
  
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In June 1916, he assumed command of the {{UK-Gloucester|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Harper was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1906.{{Gaz|27982|31|1 January, 1907}}
  
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Harper was appointed to command the {{UK-Minotaur|f=t}} in February 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Great War==
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1924, vice [[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|Boyle]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32963/pages/5954 no. 32963.  p. 5954.]  8 August, 1924.</ref>
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In June 1916, Harper assumed command of the {{UK-1Gloucester|f=t}}.  He was next appointed to command the {{UK-Minotaur|f=t}}, in February 1917.
  
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He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 July, 1926.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33179/supplements/4403 (Supplement) no. 33179.  p. 4403.]  3 July, 1926.</ref>  On 30 August, 1926, Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|Dudley Pound]], about to take up the position of [[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff]], wrote to Paymaster Commander J. R. Hemsted:
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==Post-War==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1924, vice [[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|Boyle]].{{Gaz|32963|5954|8 August, 1924}}
  
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<blockquote>I remember you said that you might be going with Admiral Harper and should you be in any way committed to him and consider it necessary to consult with him I would ask that you should do it by telegram otherwise it will not be possible to get things fixed up.  My information which is later than when I spoke to you on the subject is that in the near future he is likely to get a dockyard but not a seagoing command.<ref>Quoted in Brodhurst.  pp. 61-62.</ref></blockquote>    
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He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 July, 1926.{{GazSup|33179|4403|3 July, 1926}}  On 30 August, 1926, Rear-Admiral [[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|Dudley Pound]], about to take up the position of [[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff]], wrote to Paymaster Commander J. R. Hemsted:
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<blockquote>I remember you said that you might be going with Admiral Harper and should you be in any way committed to him and consider it necessary to consult with him I would ask that you should do it by telegram otherwise it will not be possible to get things fixed up.  My information which is later than when I spoke to you on the subject is that in the near future he is likely to get a dockyard but not a seagoing command.<ref>Quoted in Brodhurst.  pp. 61-62.</ref></blockquote>
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In spite of these predictions of employment, Harper was placed on the Retired List on 1 February, 1927, on account of non-service.<ref>Harper service record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 214.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral John E. T. Harper, 1920.
Photo: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral John Ernest Troyte Harper, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 May, 1874 – 27 May, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

John Ernest Troyte Harper was born on 29 May, 1874 in New Zealand, the fifth son of Leonard Harper. He received his early education at Christ's College, New Zealand.[1] He joined the Royal Navy as a colonial cadet, entering H.M.S. Britannia on 20 March, 1888. He was discharged in December, 1889 having gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia, and joined the old battleship Monarch in the Channel Squadron on 15 January, 1890. On 15 February he was rated Midshipman without examination. Monarch paid off on 13 May and on the following day Harper was appointed to the battleship Rodney. In his service record Captain Warren noted that he was a "Good boat Midshipman." On 22 July he was lent to Invincible for manœuvres. He left Rodney on 17 April 1891 for the cruiser Orlando.[2]

Harper was given his first command when he was appointed to Dryad for command of Plucky on 22 February, 1906. He stayed in the old screw gunboat until 15 November, 1906.[3]

Harper was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1906.[4]

Great War

In June 1916, Harper assumed command of the light cruiser Gloucester. He was next appointed to command the armoured cruiser Minotaur, in February 1917.

Post-War

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1924, vice Boyle.[5]

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 July, 1926.[6] On 30 August, 1926, Rear-Admiral Dudley Pound, about to take up the position of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, wrote to Paymaster Commander J. R. Hemsted:

I remember you said that you might be going with Admiral Harper and should you be in any way committed to him and consider it necessary to consult with him I would ask that you should do it by telegram otherwise it will not be possible to get things fixed up. My information which is later than when I spoke to you on the subject is that in the near future he is likely to get a dockyard but not a seagoing command.[7]

In spite of these predictions of employment, Harper was placed on the Retired List on 1 February, 1927, on account of non-service.[8]

In 1968 James told the Second Earl Beatty that:

The mistake Wemyss made was in getting his old navigating officer, of no distinction, to prepare a record on Jutland, before the German reports of the battle were available.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral J. E. T. Harper" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 28 May, 1949. Issue 51393, col D, p. 7.

Papers

Service Records

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Abraham H. Lindesay 		Captain of H.M.S. Plucky
22 Feb, 1906 – 15 Nov, 1906[10] 		Succeeded by
George P. Ross
Preceded by
Henry F. Oliver 		Captain of H.M.S. Dryad
Jun, 1906[11] 		Succeeded by
Laurence E. Power
Preceded by
? 		Assistant Captain of Portland Dockyard
10 Feb, 1914[12] – 10 Jun, 1914[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland
10 Feb, 1914[14] – 10 Jun, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
Harold B. Bedwell
Preceded by
Noel Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Carmania
28 Jun, 1915[16][17] – 10 Jun, 1916[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William F. Blunt 		Captain of H.M.S. Gloucester
10 Jun, 1916[19][20] – 4 Dec, 1916[21] 		Succeeded by
Peter W. E. Hill
Preceded by
Vincent B. Molteno 		Captain of H.M.S. Minotaur
5 Feb, 1917[22] – Feb, 1918[23] 		Succeeded by
Charles N. Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Preceded by
Edward Reeves 		Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
9 Jan, 1919[24] – 31 Jan, 1919[25] 		Succeeded by
Gerald W. Vivian
Preceded by
John A. Webster 		Director of Navigation
1 Aug, 1919[26] – 15 Nov, 1921[27] 		Succeeded by
Frederick P. Loder-Symonds
Preceded by
Cyril S. Townsend 		Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
1 Aug, 1922[28] – 24 Apr, 1924[29] 		Succeeded by
Charles T. Hardy

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Vice-Admiral J. E. T. Harper" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 28 May, 1949. Issue 51393, col D, p. 7.
  2. ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  3. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33179. p. 4403. 3 July, 1926.
  7. ↑ Quoted in Brodhurst. pp. 61-62.
  8. ↑ Harper service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
  9. ↑ James to Second Earl Beatty. 1968. National Maritime Museum. BTY 21/3.
  10. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  11. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  12. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  13. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  14. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  15. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  16. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401g.
  18. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394r.
  20. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  21. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 507.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395r.
  23. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43., f. 507.
  24. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  25. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  26. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  27. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  28. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 214.
  29. ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/522. f. 214.

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