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He assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}} in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.{{MackieRNW}} | He assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}} in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
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}} | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 13 November 2014
Henry Edgar Grace ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Grace was promoted to Captain on 31 December 1914.
He assumed command of the destroyer Grafton in June 1915, remaining in her until July 1917.[1]
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.[2]
This cloudy date of succession may have been around 21 September, 1918, when Grace was appointed as captain of Vindictive.[3]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 25 Jun, 1915[4] |
Succeeded by Percy Johnson |
| Preceded by Henry L. Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 13 Aug, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Cyril Asser |
| Preceded by Henry F. G. Talbot |
Captain of H.M.S. Birkenhead May, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Stancomb |
| Preceded by James G. P. Ingham |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 21 Sep, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Alan J. Mackenzie-Grieve |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399h.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
