Philip Walter

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Captain (retired) Philip Walter (3 March, 1865 – 28 June, 1942) served in the Royal Navy. His son, Philip Norman Walter, would also rise to the rank of Captain.

Life & Career

Walter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 November, 1887.[1]

Walter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[2]

Walter was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 1 April, 1911, but he returned to service to work in censoring. during the War, where Captain Hotham opined that he possessed a "nervous temperament" but performed well.. He reverted to the Retired List on 30 June, 1919.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Colin R. Keppel
Captain of H.M.S. Harrier
14 Jul, 1897[4][5] – 24 Mar, 1900[6]
Succeeded by
Cyril E. Tower
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Britomart
28 Jun, 1900[7][8] – 31 Dec, 1900[9]
Succeeded by
Edward A. Baird
Preceded by
Hubert Grant-Dalton
Captain of H.M.S. Apollo
27 Feb, 1904[10] – 12 Dec, 1904[11]
Succeeded by
Arthur de K. L. May
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
13 Dec, 1904[12][13] – 6 Apr, 1906[14]
Succeeded by
Robert H. Anstruther

Footnotes

  1. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  2. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  3. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 256.
  5. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  6. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 234.
  8. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  9. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  10. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  11. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 287.
  13. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
  14. Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.