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'''Henry de Beauvoir Tupper''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Henry de Beauvoir Tupper''', A.M., R.N. (7 April, 1883 – 14 November, 1952) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Tupper was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1905.
  
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Tupper was appointed in command of the {{UK-Seal|f=t}} on 20 March, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 374}} 
  
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Tupper was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.
  
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On 3 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Maori|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 344}}
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Tupper was appointed in command of the {{UK-Seal|f=t}} on 20 March, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 374}}  On 3 December, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Maori|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 344}}
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On 22 June, 1914, Tupper was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scourge|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 380}}
 
On 22 June, 1914, Tupper was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scourge|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 380}}
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Tupper was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1917.
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lapwing|f=t}} on 19 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 828}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lapwing|f=t}} on 19 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 828}}
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Tupper won the [[Albert Medal for Lifesaving]], gazetted 21 February, 1919.
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Tupper was placed on the Retired List on1 January, 1923.  He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 7 April, 1928.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 17:51, 12 November 2017

Captain (retired) Henry de Beauvoir Tupper, A.M., R.N. (7 April, 1883 – 14 November, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Tupper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.

Tupper was appointed in command of the minelaying submarine Seal on 20 March, 1913.[1]

Tupper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1913.

On 3 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Maori.[2]

On 22 June, 1914, Tupper was appointed in command of the destroyer Scourge.[3]

Tupper was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing on 19 August, 1918.[4]

Tupper won the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, gazetted 21 February, 1919.

Tupper was placed on the Retired List on1 January, 1923. He was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 7 April, 1928.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frank O'B. Wilson
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
28 May, 1910[5]
Succeeded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Preceded by
Allan Baddeley
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
30 Jun, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
Philip G. Wodehouse
Preceded by
Allan Baddeley
Captain of H.M.S. Seal
20 Mar, 1913[7] – 3 Dec, 1913
Succeeded by
Laurence R. Palmer
Preceded by
Henry F. H. Wakefield
Captain of H.M.S. Maori
3 Dec, 1913[8] – mid 1914
Succeeded by
Benjamin W. Barrow
Preceded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Captain of H.M.S. Scourge
22 Jun, 1914[9] – Sep, 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Kenneth H. Grant
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Captain of H.M.S. Comet
15 May, 1918 – 6 Aug, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
William R. Leycester
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing
19 Aug, 1918[11] – 20 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 344.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 380.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 828.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 395a.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 284.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
  8. The Navy List. (May, 1914). p. 344.
  9. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397w.
  10. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 138.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 828.