Henry de Beauvoir Tupper
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 destroyer 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 on 1 January, 1923. He was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 7 April, 1928.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank O'B. Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen 28 May, 1910[5] – 30 May, 1912 |
Succeeded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
| Preceded by Allan Baddeley |
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern 30 Jun, 1912[6] – 4 Feb, 1913 |
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] – 1 May, 1914 |
Succeeded by Benjamin W. Barrow |
| Preceded by George L. D. Gibbs |
Captain of H.M.S. Scourge 22 Jun, 1914[9] – Sep, 1917 |
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 ? |
| Preceded by George H. Knowles |
Captain of H.M.S. Vampire 7 Jan, 1922 – 16 Nov, 1922 |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 380.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 828.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1914). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 828.
