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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]].
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{{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]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.{{NLJul08|p. 123}}
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.{{NLJul08|p. 123}}<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
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Appointed to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} as a Junior Staff Officer on 9 April, 1907.{{NLJul08|p. 390}}
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Appointed to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} as a Junior Staff Officer on 9 April, 1907.{{NLJul08|p. 390}}<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.{{NLDec14|p. 59}}
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.{{NLDec14|p. 59}}<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
 
Lapage was appointed to {{UK-Tiger}} as torpedo officer on 19 June, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 385''a''}}  He would fight in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
 
Lapage was appointed to {{UK-Tiger}} as torpedo officer on 19 June, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 385''a''}}  He would fight in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
  
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.{{NLJan21|p. 67}}
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.{{NLJan21|p. 67}} In March 1917, he was assigned to special duties in Defensive Mining.  In August, he was assigned to work on experiments in anti-submarine warfare at [[Portland]].  He commanded the vessel H.M.S. ''Sarepta'' there from 1 March 1918 to 4 April, 1919.<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
 
Lapage was appointed to the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} as Squadron Torpedo Officer on 4 March, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 788}}
 
Lapage was appointed to the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} as Squadron Torpedo Officer on 4 March, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 788}}
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Lapage finished his naval career with a stint in command of the {{UK-Defiance|f=t}}.  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief, which occurred on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
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Lapage was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 5 February, 1928.<ref>Lapage Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/91.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
 
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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][2]

Appointed to H.M.S. Vernon as a Junior Staff Officer on 9 April, 1907.[3][4]

Lapage was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[5][6]

Lapage was appointed to Tiger as torpedo officer on 19 June, 1914.[7] He would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland.

Lapage was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[8] In March 1917, he was assigned to special duties in Defensive Mining. In August, he was assigned to work on experiments in anti-submarine warfare at Portland. He commanded the vessel H.M.S. Sarepta there from 1 March 1918 to 4 April, 1919.[9]

Lapage was appointed to the battlecruiser Hood as Squadron Torpedo Officer on 4 March, 1919.[10]

Lapage finished his naval career with a stint in command of the torpedo training school Defiance. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief, which occurred on 30 June, 1922.[11]

Lapage was promoted to the rank of Captain on 5 February, 1928.[12]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Formation 		Squadron Torpedo Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron
4 Mar, 1919[13] – 31 Mar, 1921 		Succeeded by
Francis H. Sandford
Preceded by
Alldin U. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
10 May, 1922[14] – 4 Jul, 1922[15] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey Lambert

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 123.
  2. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 390.
  4. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 59.
  6. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 385a.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 67.
  9. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
  11. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  12. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 801.
  14. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.
  15. ↑ Lapage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/91. f. 94.

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