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'''Henry Edgar Grace''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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[[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>]]
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{{AdmRN}} (retired) '''Henry Edgar Grace''', C.B., R.N. (11 July, 1876 &ndash; 19 March, 1937) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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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.
  
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He assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}} in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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He assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.
  
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He was appointed as captain of [[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|''Vindictive'']] on 21 September, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 935}}
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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}}
  
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==Footnotes==
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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}}
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==Flag Rank==
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Grace was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 8 May, 1925.
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==Service Records==
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Grace was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 1 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
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Grace was promoted to {{AdmRN}} in 1934.
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 8 September 2022

Admiral Henry E. Grace as a Captain, 1919.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

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

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 9 Sept. 1910, p. 4.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399h.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 273.

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