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| − | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Walter Neville Lapage''', O.B.E. (5 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and served as {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}'s torpedo officer at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Walter Neville Lapage''', O.B.E. (5 February, 1883 – 17 May, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and served as {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}'s torpedo officer at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. |
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Revision as of 09:57, 11 April 2023
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]
Appointed to H.M.S. Vernon as a Junior Staff Officer on 9 April, 1907.[2]
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[3]
Lapage was appointed to Tiger as torpedo officer on 19 June, 1914.[4] He would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland.
Lapage was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[5]
Lapage was appointed to the battlecruiser Hood as Squadron Torpedo Officer on 4 March, 1919.[6]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron 4 Mar, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by Reginald H. Portal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 123.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 385a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 67.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
