Arthur Horace Walker

Rear-Admiral Arthur Horace Walker, O.B.E., R.N. (17 August, 1881 – 3 July, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1902.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1910.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.

On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to Castor, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) Hawksley. He would remain there through the end of the war.

Post-War

Walker would finally quit his post in Castor to be appointed in command of the sloop Cadmus on 19 March, 1919. He left Cadmus upon being promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.

In August 1922, Walker was appointed Captain of the light cruiser Cairo.

He was appointed Director of Torpedoes and Mining between October 1926 and December 1928.

On 9 January, 1929, he was appointed in command of Warspite and as Flag Captain upon transfer of the flag.

After being superseded in command of Hong Kong in August, Walker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with the provisions of Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.

In 1936, he was granted permission to apply to become Chief Constable of the Isle of Man or to serve with the Air Raid Precaution Department, Home Office.

World War II

Walker was appointed for work with his Director of Torpedoes and Mining auspices on 21 November, 1939. Miscellaneous work inside the Admiralty with the rank of Captain ensued in 1940 and seemed to take up the duration of the war. On 3 June, 1945, Walker was appointed the Senior Royal Naval Officer on West Coast of Canada. Exactly one year later, he was released from service.

Walker died of heart failure the following year.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Hubert E. Dannreuther	Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 5 Jun, 1902 – 12 Oct, 1903	Succeeded by Guy Hamilton
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius 25 May, 1912 – 31 Dec, 1912	Succeeded by Brien M. Money
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain of H.M.S. Spiteful 31 Dec, 1912 – 13 Mar, 1913	Succeeded by Alfred B. Watts
Preceded by Charles H. E. Head	Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius 22 May, 1915 – 17 Jul, 1917	Succeeded by Alfred H. Taylor
Preceded by Ronald H. Hilliard	Captain of H.M.S. Cadmus 19 Mar, 1919 – Jun, 1920	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Percy Withers	Captain of H.M.S. Colombo 1 Jul, 1920 – c. 1 Oct, 1921[Inference]	Succeeded by Casper B. Ballard
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Assistant Director of Torpedoes 27 Apr, 1921 – 14 Aug, 1922	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Hugh S. Currey	Captain of H.M.S. Cairo 15 Aug, 1922 – Nov, 1924	Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane
Preceded by Ronald Howard	Assistant Director of Naval Equipment 30 May, 1925 – 1 Oct, 1926	Succeeded by Patrick E. Parker
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Director of Torpedoes and Mining 1 Oct, 1926 – 8 Jan, 1929	Succeeded by Brian Egerton
Preceded by John W. Carrington	Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 9 Jan, 1929 – 8 Jul, 1930	Succeeded by Oswald H. Dawson
Preceded by Richard A. S. Hill	Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong Oct, 1930 – Aug, 1932	Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie