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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Ernest Humbert Grafton''', Royal Navy, Retired (4 August, 1864 – 18 August, 1924) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Ernest Humbert Grafton''', Royal Navy, Retired (4 August, 1864 – 18 August, 1924) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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| + | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| + | Grafton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27040/pages/84 no. 27040. p. 84.] 6 January, 1899.</ref> | ||
Promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 June, 1916, in the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Charles Campbell da Costa]]. Grafton himself was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 16 June, 1916. | Promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 June, 1916, in the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Charles Campbell da Costa]]. Grafton himself was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 16 June, 1916. | ||
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Vice-Admiral Ernest Humbert Grafton, Royal Navy, Retired (4 August, 1864 – 18 August, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Grafton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1899.[1]
Promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 June, 1916, in the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of Rear-Admiral Herbert Charles Campbell da Costa. Grafton himself was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 16 June, 1916.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
