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 promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 February, 1895, vice Clanwilliam.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26601. p. 1066. 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
