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Revision as of 11:42, 20 May 2019
Captain Harold Granville Grenfell, R.N., Retired (11 January, 1870 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Born in Rugby, the son of A. D. Graham, Esq..
Grenfell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in January, 1890.
By 1892, Grenfell was noted as being conversant to some degree in French and Spanish.
Grenfell was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1904.
By 1909, Grenfell had also gained some command of Russian, Italian and Portuguese.
Post-War
Grenfell was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 11 January, 1920.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Arthur Barry |
Captain of H.M.S. Grasshopper 10 Apr, 1902[1] – 13 Jan, 1903 |
Succeeded by Samuel M. Agnew |
Preceded by Charles H. Umfreville |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 13 Jan, 1903[2] – 30 Jun, 1904 |
Succeeded by Edgar R. Morant |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney 14 Jul, 1904 – Aug, 1904[Inference] |
Succeeded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Preceded by William G. Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell 2 Oct, 1905[3] – 20 Nov, 1906 |
Succeeded by William F. Benwell |
Preceded by Aubrey C. H. Smith |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at St. Petersburg 1 Apr, 1912[4] – Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by Francis A. N. Cromie as Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Petrograd |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 1817.