Frederic Henry Walter
Captain Frederic Henry Walter, R.N. (18 August, 1872 – 29 July, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major F. E. Walter, Royal Artillery, Walter entered Britannia in January, 1886 after placing thirtieth in order of merit of the forty candidates for naval cadetship that were accepted for acceptance following a round of examinations in late November, 1885.[1]
He gained eight months' seniority on passing out of Britannia and was sent to join the Imperieuse for three years, serving on the China Station. He next served a year in Volage in the Training Squadron.
Walter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.
Walter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.
He was appointed in command of Caribbean, on commissioning, in November 1914,[2] and commissioned the ship at Liverpool on 12 December, 1914.[3] The Admiralty approved the replacement of Caribbean with Victorian on 12 April 1915.[4] Caribbean was re-purposed to do duty as an accommodation ship in June 1915.
Walter was appointed in command of Victorian, on commissioning, on 2 June 1915, and commissioned the ship on 9 June 1915.[5]
He was granted the acting rank of Captain on 26 September, 1916.
Walter was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918. After finishing up command stints in Teutonic and King Alfred, Walter served ashore, including some time as Duty Captain in the Operations Division. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 September, 1921.
Walter suffered a nasal obstruction shortly before his retirement. In December, 1930, having recently been widowed, he was considered for work on a Royal Canadian Court Martial at Esquimalt, but judged unfit for service owing to damage to his lungs attributable to pleurisy.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick C. Learmonth |
Captain of H.M.S. Goldfinch 24 Jul, 1905[6] – 24 Oct, 1906 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John F. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Merlin 8 Jan, 1907[7] – 31 Mar, 1909 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. Learmonth |
| Preceded by Henry L. D. Pearce |
Captain of H.M.S. Odin 11 Jan, 1910[8] – 26 Feb, 1912 |
Succeeded by William Mellor |
| Preceded by Gerald W. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Shearwater 24 Apr, 1912[9] – 20 Jun, 1914 |
Succeeded by Charles W. Trousdale |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Caribbean 23 Nov, 1914[10] – 2 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Bethune |
| Preceded by Henry B. T. Somerville |
Captain of H.M.S. Victorian 2 Jun, 1915[11] – 27 Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Otto H. Hawke-Genn |
Captain of H.M.S. Teutonic 5 Nov, 1918 – 28 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John C. H. Lindsay |
Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred 28 Jan, 1919 – 8 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8; Issue 31622.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. image ref. 276.
- ↑ Commander F.H. Walter to Rear-Admiral Commanding Tenth Cruiser Squadron. Quoted in J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).
- ↑ J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).
- ↑ https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Victorian.htm
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401z.
