Walter James Hunt-Grubbe
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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 promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1884, vice Hewett.[2] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 1 August, 1888.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 August, 1890, vice Lethbridge.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 February, 1895, vice Clanwilliam.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25375. p. 3176. 11 July, 1884.
- ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 355.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26076. p. 4282. 5 August, 1890.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26601. p. 1067. 22 February, 1895.
Bibliography
- "A Link with the Old Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 April, 1922. Issue 43005, col F, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Nowell Salmon |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1885 – 1888 |
Succeeded by Richard Wells |
| Preceded by Henry D. Grant |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1888 – 1891 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert H. More Molyneux |
| Preceded by Sir Richard V. Hamilton |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1894 – 1897 |
Succeeded by Richard E. Tracey |
Categories:
- 1832 births
- 1922 deaths
- Personalities
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Sultan (1870)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station
- Admirals Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
- Presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
