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− | '''Henry Edgar Grace''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | + | [[File:Henry-Edgar-Grace, NPG x65751.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Henry E. Grace as a Captain, 1919.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] |
+ | {{AdmRN}} (retired) '''Henry Edgar Grace''', C.B., R.N. (11 July, 1876 – 19 March, 1937) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
+ | Born in Brompton, Grace was raised by his mother, Mrs. Nicholls. He gained eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1891. | ||
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+ | Grace was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1896. | ||
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+ | Grace was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1906, | ||
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Grace was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1914. | Grace was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1914. | ||
− | He assumed command of the {{UK- | + | He assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917. |
− | In May, 1918, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Birkenhead}}, but sometime before mid-December, [[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]] took over as Acting Captain on a temporary basis. | + | In May, 1918, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Birkenhead}}, but sometime before mid-December, [[Arthur Milward Stancomb|Arthur M. Stancomb]] took over as Acting Captain on a temporary basis.{{NLDec18|p. 741}} |
This cloudy date of succession may have been around 21 September, 1918, when Grace was appointed as captain of [[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|''Vindictive'']].{{NLFeb19|p. 935}} | This cloudy date of succession may have been around 21 September, 1918, when Grace was appointed as captain of [[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|''Vindictive'']].{{NLFeb19|p. 935}} | ||
− | == | + | ==Flag Rank== |
− | {{ | + | Grace was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 8 May, 1925. |
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+ | Grace was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 1 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day. | ||
− | + | Grace was promoted to {{AdmRN}} in 1934. | |
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− | == | + | ==See Also== |
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+ | {{CatBritannia|January, 1890}} | ||
+ | {{CatRN}} |
Latest revision as of 22:26, 8 September 2022
Admiral (retired) Henry Edgar Grace, C.B., R.N. (11 July, 1876 – 19 March, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Born in Brompton, Grace was raised by his mother, Mrs. Nicholls. He gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1891.
Grace was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 May, 1896.
Grace was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1906,
Grace was promoted to Captain on 31 December 1914.
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Grafton in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.
In May, 1918, he was appointed in command of Birkenhead, but sometime before mid-December, Arthur M. Stancomb took over as Acting Captain on a temporary basis.[1]
This cloudy date of succession may have been around 21 September, 1918, when Grace was appointed as captain of Vindictive.[2]
Flag Rank
Grace was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 8 May, 1925.
Grace was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 1 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
Grace was promoted to Admiral in 1934.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh P. E. T. Williams |
Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance 12 Sep, 1910[3] – 15 Sep, 1912 |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Taylor |
Preceded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 25 Jun, 1915[4] – 12 Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Percy Johnson |
Preceded by Thomas D. Pratt |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 13 Aug, 1917[5] – 6 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Cyril Asser |
Preceded by Henry F. G. Talbot |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead 17 May, 1918 – 21 Sep, 1918 |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Stancomb |
Preceded by James G. P. Ingham |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 21 Sep, 1918[6] – 25 Aug, 1920 |
Succeeded by James G. P. Ingham |
Preceded by William Bowden-Smith |
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong 28 Apr, 1922[7] – 1924 |
Succeeded by Anselan J. B. Stirling |
Preceded by Vernon H. S. Haggard as Chief of the Submarine Service |
Rear-Admiral (S) 1 Sep, 1927 – 2 Sep, 1929 |
Succeeded by Martin E. Nasmith |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 9 Sept. 1910, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 273.