William Grant | |
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Birth name | William Lowther Grant |
Born | 10 November 1864
[1]
[2] Southsea, Portsea Island, England |
Died | 30 January 1929 West Malling, Kent, England | (aged 64)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1877–1920 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Cornwallis 6th and 3rd Cruiser Squadrons China Station North America and West Indies Station |
Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant KCB (10 November 1864 – 30 January 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. [1]
Grant joined the Royal Navy in 1877, [3] and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [3] He was later Commander on board HMS Doris, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station, Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Harris, and was in January 1900 landed in Cape Colony to take part in the Second Boer War. [4] During the next months he commanded a detachment of guns operating in the Orange River Colony, and was specially promoted to captain on 21 October 1900 for services during the war. [5]
Still in South Africa, he was appointed in command of the guardship at Simons Town, the elderly ironclad masted turret ship HMS Monarch on 5 May 1902. [6] After the end of the Second Boer war, he was appointed Naval Advisor to the Inspector-General of Fortifications, [7] and left South Africa on SS Britannic in early October 1902 to take up the position on his return the following month. [8] Appointment as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence followed in 1908, before he became rear admiral providing special service with the Home Fleet in 1910. [3] He served in World War I initially commanding the 6th Cruiser Squadron with cruiser HMS Drake as his flagship. [9] He was made Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1916 and Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1918. [3] He retired in 1920. [3]
In retirement he sought to justify Admiral Lord Jellicoe's actions at the Battle of Jutland in the face of German criticism. [10]
In 1892, Grant married Mabel Emily Brodrick, daughter of the Rev. Henry Brodrick and Emily Hester Brodrick. [11]
William Grant | |
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Birth name | William Lowther Grant |
Born | 10 November 1864
[1]
[2] Southsea, Portsea Island, England |
Died | 30 January 1929 West Malling, Kent, England | (aged 64)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1877–1920 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Cornwallis 6th and 3rd Cruiser Squadrons China Station North America and West Indies Station |
Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant KCB (10 November 1864 – 30 January 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. [1]
Grant joined the Royal Navy in 1877, [3] and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [3] He was later Commander on board HMS Doris, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station, Admiral Sir Robert Hastings Harris, and was in January 1900 landed in Cape Colony to take part in the Second Boer War. [4] During the next months he commanded a detachment of guns operating in the Orange River Colony, and was specially promoted to captain on 21 October 1900 for services during the war. [5]
Still in South Africa, he was appointed in command of the guardship at Simons Town, the elderly ironclad masted turret ship HMS Monarch on 5 May 1902. [6] After the end of the Second Boer war, he was appointed Naval Advisor to the Inspector-General of Fortifications, [7] and left South Africa on SS Britannic in early October 1902 to take up the position on his return the following month. [8] Appointment as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence followed in 1908, before he became rear admiral providing special service with the Home Fleet in 1910. [3] He served in World War I initially commanding the 6th Cruiser Squadron with cruiser HMS Drake as his flagship. [9] He was made Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1916 and Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1918. [3] He retired in 1920. [3]
In retirement he sought to justify Admiral Lord Jellicoe's actions at the Battle of Jutland in the face of German criticism. [10]
In 1892, Grant married Mabel Emily Brodrick, daughter of the Rev. Henry Brodrick and Emily Hester Brodrick. [11]