Guy Grantham

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Admiral SIR Guy Grantham, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (9 January, 1900 – 8 September, 1992) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Grantham was a special entry to the Navy, serving first in the battleship Monarch as a Midshipman from 1 November, 1918 through 25 March, 1919.[1]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1922.[2]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1930.[3]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[4]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1937.[5]

World War II

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald R. Helbert
Captain of H.M.S. H 44
31 Dec, 1928[6][7] – 18 Jun, 1929[8]
Succeeded by
Claude Plumer
Preceded by
Sydney M. Raw
Captain of H.M.S. L 56
4 Nov, 1932[9] – 1 May, 1933[10]
Succeeded by
Lewis B. A. Majendie
Preceded by
John R. H. D'Aeth
Captain of H.M.S. Regent
Apr, 1934[11] – 12 Nov, 1934[Inference]
Succeeded by
Harold R. Conway
Preceded by
Herbert Fitzherbert
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
3 May, 1939[12] – 25 May, 1940
Succeeded by
Cecil C. A. Allen
Preceded by
Charles E. Lambe
Director of Plans
Apr, 1944 – Jan, 1946
Succeeded by
John F. Stevens
Preceded by
Sir John M. Mansfield
Flag Officer, Submarines
8 Apr, 1948[Inference] – 1950
Succeeded by
Sydney M. Raw
Preceded by
Sir George E. Creasy
Vice Chief of Naval Staff
Oct, 1951 – Apr, 1954
Succeeded by
Sir William W. Davis
Preceded by
Sir George E. Creasy
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
Jul, 1957 – Mar, 1959
Succeeded by
Sir Manley L. Power

Footnotes

  1. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
  2. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
  3. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70. Inferred.
  4. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 70.
  6. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  8. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  10. Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 264.
  12. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.