Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant

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Admiral Edmund P. F. G. Grant as a Captain, 1917.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant, K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy (23 September, 1867 – 8 September, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Grant entered the July, 1880 intake term for H.M.S. Britannia as a Colonial Cadet.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 October, 1890.[2]

Grant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[3]

Grant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[4]

On 5 January, 1910, he was appointed in command of Arrogant.[5] In May, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar.

In June 1911, Grant assumed command of the cruiser Falmouth.

He was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship King Edward VII on 1 July, 1913.[6]

On 25 May, 1914, he was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship Marlborough.[7]

Great War

After being superseded in command of Marlborough on 2 September, 1915, Grant stayed in the ship as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Cecil Burney. He was made a Commodore, Second Class on 11 August, 1916 and continued as Chief of Staff until being superseded on 29 November, 1916.[8]

On 15 September, 1916 Grant was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[9]

In July, 1917, he was appointed in command of the battleship Ramillies.[10]

Post-War

Grant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 January, 1919, vice Ricardo.[11] On 10 June he succeeded Sir William R. Creswell as First Naval Member of the Naval Board of Administration of the Royal Australian Navy.[12] On 1 December, 1920, he also became Chief of Naval Staff.[13]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 August, 1924, vice Kiddle.[14]

He was placed on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928,[15] and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 5 April.[16]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Percy Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 9 September, 1952. Issue 52412, col D, p. 6.

Papers

  • Papers in the Possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue number 11000 P354.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Anthony F. Gurney
Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon
2 Jul, 1906[17][18] – 20 Jan, 1908[19]
Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
Henry H. Bruce
Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant
5 Jan, 1910[20][21] – 26 May, 1910[22]
Succeeded by
Roger J. B. Keyes
Preceded by
Herbert du C. Luard
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
25 May, 1910[23]
Succeeded by
Cecil F. L. Watson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Falmouth
6 Jun, 1911[24][25] – 1 Jul, 1913[26]
Succeeded by
Trevylyan D. W. Napier
Preceded by
George P. Ross
Captain of H.M.S. King Edward VII
1 Jul, 1913[27][28] – 25 May, 1914[29]
Succeeded by
James C. Tancred
Preceded by
James C. Tancred
Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
25 May, 1914[30] – 2 Sep, 1915[31]
Succeeded by
George P. Ross
Preceded by
Henry M. Doughty
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
Jul, 1917[32][33] – 1 Feb, 1919[34]
Succeeded by
John Luce
Preceded by
William R. Creswell
First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board
10 Jun, 1919 – 31 Oct, 1921
Succeeded by
Allan F. Everett
Preceded by
Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair
Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Dockyard
30 Sep, 1922[35] – 13 Jan, 1925[36]
Succeeded by
Bertram S. Thesiger

Footnotes

  1. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 22, 1880; pg. 5; Issue 29914.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26093. p. 5268. 3 October, 1890.
  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 January, 1910. Issue 39162, col D, p. 4.
  6. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 355.
  8. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
  11. The London Gazette: no. 31162. p. 1798. 4 February, 1919.
  12. "113. Appointment of First Naval Member." Commonwealth Naval Orders. 30 June, 1919.
  13. "Statutory Rules. 1920. No. 249."
  14. The London Gazette: no. 32965. p. 6138. 15 August, 1924.
  15. The London Gazette: no. 33349. p. 440. 20 January, 1928.
  16. The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
  17. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 323.
  18. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  19. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  20. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 January, 1910. Issue 39162, col D, p. 4.
  21. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  22. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  23. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
  25. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  26. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  27. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  28. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 334.
  29. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  30. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  31. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  32. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
  33. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  34. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  35. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
  36. Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.