Heathcoat Salusbury Grant
Admiral SIR Heathcoat Salusbury Grant, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 February, 1864 – 25 September, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Grant placed thirty-seventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.[2]
On 12 December, 1895, Grant was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[3]
Grant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[4]
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1904.[5]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Canopus on 1 August, 1914.[6]
On 14 March, 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 1 January.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 June vice Fyler.[8] On 19 June, 1917 he was appointed Senior Officer and in Charge of all H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar. He assumed command on 5 July.[9]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 March, 1920, vice Kennedy.[10]
Post-War & Retirement
Grant was placed on the Retired List on 26 March, 1920.[11] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, pg. 14.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 288.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29507. p. 2869. 14 March, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31870. p. 4575. 20 April, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Heathcoat Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col B, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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| Preceded by Charles F. Sowerby |
Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 1912 – 1914 |
Succeeded by Guy R. A. Gaunt |
