Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper
Admiral SIR Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.V.O., R.N. (16 October, 1859 – 5 March, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 12 September, 1882.[1]
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1894.[2]
Captain
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[3]
In November 1903, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Venus.[4]
He was appointed in command of the Prince of Wales on 27 July, 1905.[5]
Tupper was appointed in command of H.M.S. Excellent on 15 July, 1907.[6]
On 22 June, 1909, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, vice Morgan.[7]
Flag Rank
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 September, 1910, vice Rich.[8]
On 18 November, 1912, Tupper hoisted his flag in the battleship Revenge as Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleets at Portsmouth, in succession to Arthur Y. Moggridge.[9] He did not, as he claimed in his memoirs, become "Rear-Admiral Second in Command of the Home Fleet."[10]
Great War
In January, 1915, Tupper was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding Patrol Area No. 1, with his flag flown on shore at Stornoway.[11]
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 January, 1916, vice Dundas.[12] In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, Tupper was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[13]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.[14]
On 8 January, 1918 Tupper wrote to Roger Keyes, "As for myself I feel most depressed—entre nous—I hoped for 4.B.S. [Fourth Battle Squadron] but somehow it has gone to Browning."[15] On 22 February, Tupper was appointed Vice-Admiral in command of the Northern Patrol. He was succeeded by Captain Humphrey T. Walwyn on 8 August.[16]
Post-war
Tupper was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1919.[17] On 1 April he succeeded Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly as Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland,[18] with the new title of Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches. Of his two-year term at Queentown during the Irish War of Independence Tupper noted, "It was a very difficult two years, but the events of that period, and the breaking away of Ireland after I had left, are so painful to look back upon that I never feel disposed to talk about them."[19]
He was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers, on 16 May, 1921.[20]
Tupper was appointed a Knight Grand Cross in Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) on 1 January, 1923.[21]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Reginald Tupper" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 7 March, 1945. Issue 50085, col C, p. 7.
- Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow, First Baron Keyes (1972). Halpern, Paul G.. ed. The Keyes Papers. Volume I: 1914-1918. London: Navy Records Society.
- Tupper, Admiral Sir Reginald (1929). Reminiscences. London: Jarrold & Sons.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Arthur Y. Moggridge |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Portsmouth Division, Home Fleets 1912 – 1913 |
Succeeded by Bernard Currey
|
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer 21 Jan, 1895[22] – 18 Aug, 1896[23] |
Succeeded by William S. Lambert |
Preceded by Arthur W. Torlesse |
Captain of H.M.S. Daring 21 Jan, 1895[24] – 12 Dec, 1895[25] |
Succeeded by Henry Thompson |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter 18 Aug, 1896[26] – 7 Nov, 1896[27] |
Succeeded by Herbert G. Smith |
Preceded by Horace R. Adams |
Captain of H.M.S. Pylades 14 Feb, 1899[28][29] |
Succeeded by Robert S. Phipps Hornby |
Preceded by Charles H. Cochran |
Captain of H.M.S. Venus 11 Nov, 1903[30] – 26 Jul, 1905[31] |
Succeeded by Francis G. Eyre |
Preceded by George A. Callaghan |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales 27 Jul, 1905[32] – 21 May, 1907[33] |
Succeeded by William B. Fawckner |
Preceded by Frederick T. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 15 Jul, 1907[34][35] – 16 Aug, 1910[36] |
Succeeded by Frederick C. T. Tudor |
Preceded by F. C. Doveton Sturdee |
President of Anti-Submarine Committee 20 Dec, 1911[37] – 18 Nov, 1912[38] |
Succeeded by Bernard Currey |
Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral, Stornoway 7 Jan, 1915[39] – 21 Feb, 1916[40] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Robert F. Boyle |
Preceded by Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Cruiser Force B |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron 6 Mar, 1916[41] – 8 Dec, 1917[42] |
Succeeded by Renamed Second Cruiser Squadron |
Preceded by Sydney R. Fremantle as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron 8 Dec, 1917[43] – 22 Feb, 1918[44] |
Succeeded by Edward F. Bruen as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron |
Preceded by New Command |
Admiral of Northern Patrol 22 Feb, 1918[45] – 8 Aug, 1918[46] |
Succeeded by Humphrey T. Walwyn as Senior Naval Officer, Northern Patrol |
Preceded by Sir Lewis Bayly as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland |
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches 1 Apr, 1919[47][48] – 1 Apr, 1921[49] |
Succeeded by Sir Ernest F. A. Gaunt |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25147. p. 4261. 15 September, 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26534. p. 4154. 20 July, 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 June, 1907. Issue 38355, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28266. p. 5063. 2 July, 1909.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28419. p. 6841. 27 September, 1910.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 November, 1912. Issue 40060, col A, p. 15.
- ↑ Tupper. Reminiscences. pp. 196-197.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1915). p. 4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29454. p. 1130. 28 January, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5453. 4 June, 1917.
- ↑ Keyes Papers. I. p. 441.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 41.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31104. p. 199. 3 January, 1919.
- ↑ "Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 27 March, 1919. Issue 42059, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Tupper. Reminiscences. p. 278.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32329. p. 4004. 20 May, 1921.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32782. p. 6. (Supplement) 1 January, 1923.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 207.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 296.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 June, 1907. Issue 38355, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 114.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1337.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 41.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. p. 41.
- ↑ "Naval Command Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 27 March, 1919. Issue 42059, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 114.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 114.
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