William John Tapper
Place of birth: Devonport, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Mechanic 2nd Class
Service Number: 311320
Joined Hood: 1st April 1927 (Chief Mechanic 2nd Class)
Left Hood: 27th August 1928 (Chief Mechanic 2nd Class)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
4th February 1907 | 19th March 1907 | Vivid II | Stoker 2nd class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
20th March 1907 | 9th July 1907 | Doris | Stoker 2nd class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th July 1907 | 23rd August 1907 | Crescent | Stoker 2nd class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
24th August 1907 | 30th September 1907 | Flora | Stoker 2nd class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1907 | 6th September 1909 | Flora | Stoker 1st class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
7th September 1909 | 22nd October 1909 | Terrible | Stoker 1st class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd October 1909 | 14th January 1910 | Vivid | Stoker 1st class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
15th January 1910 | 13th May 1910 | Indus | Stoker 1st class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th May 1910 | 30th September 1910 | Vivid II | Stoker 1st class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1910 | 3rd November 1910 | Vivid II | Acting Senior Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
4th November 1910 | 30th September 1911 | Warrior | Acting Senior Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1911 | 5th November 1912 | Warrior | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th November 1912 | 15th November 1912 | Vivid II | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th November 1912 | 31st December 1912 | Euryalus | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st January 1913 | 1st January 1913 | Vivid II | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd January 1913 | 30th July 1914 | Pembroke II | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
31st July 1914 | 31st December 1914 | Attentive II (Viking) | Stoker Petty Officer | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st January 1915 | 2nd February 1915 | Attentive II (Viking) | Acting Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
3rd February 1915 | 11th February 1915 | Vivid II | Acting Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
12th February 1915 | 20th December 1915 | Argyle | Acting Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
21st December 1915 | 31st January 1916 | Vivid II | Acting Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st February 1916 | 5th April 1916 | Aurora | Acting Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th April 1916 | 4th December 1917 | Aurora | Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
5th December 1917 | 30th May 1919 | Curlew | Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
31st May 1919 | 30th June 1921 | Delhi | Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st July 1921 | 12th June 1922 | Vivid | Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
13th June 1922 | 30th June 1923 | Valiant | Mechanic | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st July 1923 | 5th November 1923 | Valiant | Acting Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th November 1923 | 11th December 1923 | Vivid II | Acting Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
12th December 1923 | 13th February 1924 | Weymouth (Durban) | Acting Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th February 1924 | 30th June 1924 | Durban | Acting Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st July 1924 | 1st November 1926 | Durban | Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd November 1926 | 31st March 1927 | Vivid II | Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st April 1927 | 27th August 1928 | Hood | Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th August 1928 | 2nd February 1929 | Vivid II | Chief Mechanic 2nd Class | ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
3rd February 1929 | 27th September 1938 | Pensioned | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
28th September 1938 | 1st October 1938 | Drake II | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
2nd October 1938 | 5th June 1940 | Demobilised | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
6th June 1940 | 23rd October 1940 | Drake II | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
24th October 1940 | 31st March 1941 | Defiance (Centurion) | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
1st April 1941 | 12th November 1944 | Paris | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
13th November 1944 | Discharged shore | Chief Mechanician 2nd Class | ADM363/282 |
Additional Photographs
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Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
ADM188/509 via WW1 Lives at Sea