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'''William Peak Savage''', R.N.R. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''William Peak Savage''', R.N.R. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].  He appeared to be the object of blame in a number of small misfortunes.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Savage was sent to join the collier ''Glenmore'' on 16 August 1915, proceeding to North Shields.  The ship was stranded on 30 November 1915 and a Court of Enquiry held Savage to blame for not having the necessary charts.<ref>Savage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/42/226.|}} f. 118.</ref>
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Savage was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
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In February 1916 he was appointed to ''Marcella''.  She was lost on 25 March 1916, and he was appointed to {{UK-Seagull}} on 15 April.<ref>Savage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/42/226.|}} f. 118.</ref>
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Savage was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 4 August, 1917.<ref>Savage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/42/226.|}} f. 118.</ref>
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''Seagull'' was lost on 30 September 1918.  A Coiurt of Enquiry would find him to blame in the affair.
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Revision as of 17:41, 3 April 2022

Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. William Peak Savage, R.N.R. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He appeared to be the object of blame in a number of small misfortunes.

Life & Career

Savage was sent to join the collier Glenmore on 16 August 1915, proceeding to North Shields. The ship was stranded on 30 November 1915 and a Court of Enquiry held Savage to blame for not having the necessary charts.[1]

In February 1916 he was appointed to Marcella. She was lost on 25 March 1916, and he was appointed to Seagull on 15 April.[2]

Savage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 4 August, 1917.[3]

Seagull was lost on 30 September 1918. A Coiurt of Enquiry would find him to blame in the affair.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil J. Tyler
Captain of H.M.S. Banchory
17 Nov, 1918[4]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Savage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/226. f. 118.
  2. Savage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/226. f. 118.
  3. Savage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/226. f. 118.
  4. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 736.