Admiral Sir Walter Hunt-Grubbe | |
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Born | 23 February 1833 |
Died | 11 April 1922 | (aged 89)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Tamar HMS Rupert HMS Devastation HMS Pembroke HMS Sultan Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Ashanti wars |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe GCB (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Hunt-Grubbe joined the Royal Navy in 1845. [1] Promoted to captain in 1866, he was given command of HMS Tamar and the men of the naval brigade at the Battle of Amoaful during the Anglo-Ashanti wars. [1] He went on to command HMS Rupert, HMS Devastation and then HMS Pembroke in which capacity he was in charge of the Medway Steam Reserve. [2] Later he commanded HMS Sultan. [1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1885 [3] and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888. [1] He went on to be President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1894. [4]
In retirement he became deputy chairman of the committee established in 1898 to provide for the efficient organisation and management of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. [5] He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours. [6]
In 1867 he married Mary Anne Codrington. [1]
Admiral Sir Walter Hunt-Grubbe | |
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Born | 23 February 1833 |
Died | 11 April 1922 | (aged 89)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Tamar HMS Rupert HMS Devastation HMS Pembroke HMS Sultan Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Ashanti wars |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe GCB (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Hunt-Grubbe joined the Royal Navy in 1845. [1] Promoted to captain in 1866, he was given command of HMS Tamar and the men of the naval brigade at the Battle of Amoaful during the Anglo-Ashanti wars. [1] He went on to command HMS Rupert, HMS Devastation and then HMS Pembroke in which capacity he was in charge of the Medway Steam Reserve. [2] Later he commanded HMS Sultan. [1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1885 [3] and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888. [1] He went on to be President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1894. [4]
In retirement he became deputy chairman of the committee established in 1898 to provide for the efficient organisation and management of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. [5] He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours. [6]
In 1867 he married Mary Anne Codrington. [1]