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Revision as of 09:49, 26 September 2012
Admiral SIR Walter James Hunt-Grubbe, G.C.B., Royal Navy (23 February, 1832 – 11 April, 1922) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 13 March, 1874.[1]
Hunt-Grubbe was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 14 August, 1882.[2]
Hunt-Grubbe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1884, vice Hewett.[3] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 1 August, 1888.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 August, 1890, vice Lethbridge.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 February, 1895, vice Clanwilliam.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 22 February, 1897.[7]
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1899.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25138. p. 3794. 15 August, 1882.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25375. p. 3176. 11 July, 1884.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 355.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26076. p. 4282. 5 August, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26601. p. 1067. 22 February, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26827. p. 1168. 26 February, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June, 1899.
Bibliography
- "A Link with the Old Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 April, 1922. Issue 43005, col F, p. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
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| Preceded by Nowell Salmon |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1885 – 1888 |
Succeeded by Richard Wells
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| Preceded by ' |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard Henry D. Grant1888 – 1891 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert H. More Molyneux
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| Preceded by Sir Richard V. Hamilton |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1894 – 1897 |
Succeeded by Richard E. Tracey
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