Alfred Ernest Albert Grant
Admiral Alfred Ernest Albert Grant, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1861 – 14 August, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.[1]
On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 46 for manoeuvres.[2]
Grant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[3]
Grant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[4]
He was captain of Barfleur from October 1907 to June of the following year.[5]
He commanded Lord Nelson from March 1910 to November 1911.[6]
Great War
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 May, 1915, vice Gillett.[7]
Post War
Grant was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1919, vice Browning, and placed on the Retired List on 2 November.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.[9]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 15 August, 1933. Issue 46523, col E, p. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 46 7 Jul, 1887[10] |
Succeeded by William White as Captain of H.M. T.B. 046 |
| Preceded by Charles H. Dundas |
Captain of H.M.S. Forte Feb, 1905[11] |
Succeeded by Herbert J. O. Millar |
| Preceded by Peyton Hoskyns |
Captain of H.M.S. Barfleur Oct, 1907[12] |
Succeeded by Hugh T. Hibbert |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of Chatham Gunnery School 1 Jun, 1908[13] |
Succeeded by Brian H. F. Barttelot |
| Preceded by Douglas R. L. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lord Nelson 31 Mar, 1910[14][15] |
Succeeded by Edmund H. Smith |
| Preceded by Godfrey H. B. Mundy |
Captain Superintendent, Pembroke Dockyard 5 Dec, 1911[16] |
Succeeded by Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4181. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29175. p. 5107. 28 May, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 354.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from predecessor. Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 548.
