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Revision as of 21:54, 29 August 2017
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 Bromtpon, 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 destroyer 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]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 25 Jun, 1915[3] – 12 Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Percy Johnson |
| Preceded by Thomas D. Pratt |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 13 Aug, 1917[4] – 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[5] – 25 Aug, 1920 |
Succeeded by Alan J. Mackenzie-Grieve |
| Preceded by Victor G. Gurner |
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong 28 Apr, 1922[6] – 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 |
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