Frederic Henry Walter

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Captain Frederic Henry Walter, R.N. (18 August, 1872 – 29 July, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Major F. E. Walter, Royal Artillery, Walter entered Britannia in January, 1886 after placing thirtieth in order of merit of the forty candidates for naval cadetship that were accepted for acceptance following a round of examinations in late November, 1885.[1]

He gained eight months' seniority on passing out of Britannia and was sent to join the Imperieuse for three years, serving on the China Station. He next served a year in Volage in the Training Squadron.

Walter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.

Walter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.

He was appointed in command of Caribbean, on commissioning, in November 1914,[2] and commissioned the ship at Liverpool on 12 December, 1914.[3] The Admiralty approved the replacement of Caribbean with Victorian on 12 April 1915.[4] Caribbean was re-purposed to do duty as an accommodation ship in June 1915.

Walter was appointed in command of Victorian, on commissioning, on 2 June 1915, and commissioned the ship on 9 June 1915.[5]

He was granted the acting rank of Captain on 26 September, 1916.

Walter was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918. After finishing up command stints in Teutonic and King Alfred, Walter served ashore, including some time as Duty Captain in the Operations Division. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 September, 1921.

Walter suffered a nasal obstruction shortly before his retirement. In December, 1930, having recently been widowed, he was considered for work on a Royal Canadian Court Martial at Esquimalt, but judged unfit for service owing to damage to his lungs attributable to pleurisy.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick C. Learmonth
Captain of H.M.S. Goldfinch
24 Jul, 1905[6] – 24 Oct, 1906
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John F. Parry
Captain of H.M.S. Merlin
8 Jan, 1907[7] – 31 Mar, 1909
Succeeded by
Frederick C. Learmonth
Preceded by
Henry L. D. Pearce
Captain of H.M.S. Odin
11 Jan, 1910[8] – 26 Feb, 1912
Succeeded by
William Mellor
Preceded by
Gerald W. Vivian
Captain of H.M.S. Shearwater
24 Apr, 1912[9] – 20 Jun, 1914
Succeeded by
Charles W. Trousdale
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Caribbean
23 Nov, 1914[10] – 2 Jun, 1915
Succeeded by
Henry L. Bethune
Preceded by
Henry B. T. Somerville
Captain of H.M.S. Victorian
2 Jun, 1915[11] – 27 Aug, 1918
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Otto H. Hawke-Genn
Captain of H.M.S. Teutonic
5 Nov, 1918 – 28 Jan, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John C. H. Lindsay
Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred
28 Jan, 1919 – 8 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8; Issue 31622.
  2. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. image ref. 276.
  3. Commander F.H. Walter to Rear-Admiral Commanding Tenth Cruiser Squadron. Quoted in J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).
  4. J.D. Grainger, The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1918 (2003).
  5. https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Victorian.htm
  6. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 320.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 345.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
  9. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 375.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401f.
  11. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401z.