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'''Walter Cyprian Battle''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRNR}} (retired) '''Walter Cyprian Battle''', D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (29 April, 1881 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Battle was born in Lincoln.
  
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Battle was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 15 March, 1912.<ref>Battle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Battle served in the {{UK-Carmania|f=t}} from 8 August 1914 to 29 June 1915, at which time he was temporarily demobilised.<ref>Battle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Battle served in {{UK-M25}} from 5 May and {{UK-M28}} from 30 June, 1916 until perhaps 23 August, 1917 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB29|f=t}}.<ref>Battle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
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Battle was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB29|f=t}} on 23 August, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 956}}
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Demobilised on 8 March 1919, Battle was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 15 March, 1920.<ref>Battle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Battle commanded a series of transports: ''Samaria'', ''Scythia'', ''Samaria'' again, ''Aquitania'', ''Queen Elizabeth'', {{UK-Britannic}}, ''Aquitania'' again, ''Mauretania'', ''Pasteur'', ''Mauretania'' and ''Aquitania'' again.<ref>Battle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
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In 1948, he reported that he was a representative of a wholesale fruit and potato company, and considered himself fit for general service.<ref>Battle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/38.|}} f. 38.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 14 August 2022

Captain R.N.R. (retired) Walter Cyprian Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (29 April, 1881 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Battle was born in Lincoln.

Battle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 15 March, 1912.[1]

Battle served in the armed merchant cruiser Carmania from 8 August 1914 to 29 June 1915, at which time he was temporarily demobilised.[2]

Battle served in M.25 from 5 May and M.28 from 30 June, 1916 until perhaps 23 August, 1917 when he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29.[3]

Demobilised on 8 March 1919, Battle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 15 March, 1920.[4]

Battle was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. and to Captain R.N.R. at some point.

World War II

Battle commanded a series of transports: Samaria, Scythia, Samaria again, Aquitania, Queen Elizabeth, Template:UK-Britannic, Aquitania again, Mauretania, Pasteur, Mauretania and Aquitania again.[5]

In 1948, he reported that he was a representative of a wholesale fruit and potato company, and considered himself fit for general service.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 29
23 Aug, 1917[7] – 31 Dec, 1918[8] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  2. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  3. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  4. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  5. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  6. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  8. ↑ Battle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/38. f. 38.

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