Arthur Horace Walker

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Arthur Horace Walker ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

In August 1922, Walker was appointed Captain of the light cruiser Cairo.[1]

He was appointed Director of Torpedoes and Mining between October 1926 and December 1928.[2]

In January (September? Both?) of 1929, he was appointed in command of Warspite.[3]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Brien M. Money
Captain of H.M.S. Spiteful
31 Dec, 1912[4]
Succeeded by
Alfred B. Watts
Preceded by
Hugh S. Currey
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo
Aug, 1922[5]
Succeeded by
Edward O. Cochrane
Preceded by
Brien M. Money
Director of Torpedoes and Mining
1 Oct, 1926[6][7]
Succeeded by
Brian Egerton
Preceded by
John W. Carrington
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
9 Jan, 1929[8][9]
Succeeded by
Oswald H. Dawson

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 377.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  7. Day of month taken from predecessor. Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Day of year from Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 489.