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 appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 13 March, 1874.[1]

Hunt-Grubbe was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 14 August, 1882.[2]

Hunt-Grubbe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1884, vice Hewett.[3] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 1 August, 1888.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 August, 1890, vice Lethbridge.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 20 February, 1895, vice Clanwilliam.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 24082. p. 1921. 31 March, 1874.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25138. p. 3794. 15 August, 1882.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25375. p. 3176. 11 July, 1884.
  4. ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 355.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26076. p. 4282. 5 August, 1890.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26601. p. 1067. 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


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
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