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− | '''Arthur Horace Walker''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Arthur Horace Walker''', O.B.E., R.N. (17 August, 1881 – 3 July, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1902.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | |
− | + | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1910.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | |
− | + | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | |
− | == | + | On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to {{UK-Castor}}, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|Hawksley]]. He would remain there through the end of the war.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> |
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− | {{ | + | ==Post-War== |
+ | Walker would finally quit his post in ''Castor'' to be appointed in command of the {{UK-Cadmus|f=t}} on 19 March, 1919. He left ''Cadmus'' upon being promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | ||
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+ | In August 1922, Walker was appointed Captain of the {{UK-Cairo|f=t}}. | ||
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+ | He was appointed [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] between October 1926 and December 1928. | ||
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+ | On 9 January, 1929, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Warspite}} and as Flag Captain upon transfer of the flag. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After being superseded in command of [[Hong Kong]] in August, Walker was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with the provisions of [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | ||
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+ | In 1936, he was granted permission to apply to become Chief Constable of the Isle of Man or to serve with the Air Raid Precaution Department, Home Office. | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Walker was appointed for work with his [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] auspices on 21 November, 1939. Miscellaneous work inside the Admiralty with the rank of Captain ensued in 1940 and seemed to take up the duration of the war. On 3 June, 1945, Walker was appointed the Senior Royal Naval Officer on West Coast of Canada. Exactly one year later, he was released from service.<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> | ||
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+ | Walker died of heart failure the following year. | ||
− | == | + | ==See Also== |
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Horace+Walker Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Horace_Walker}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Edward Dannreuther|Hubert E. Dannreuther]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 42 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 42]]'''<br>5 Jun, 1902<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 12 Oct, 1903<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Hamilton|Guy Hamilton]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Schomberg Currey|Hugh S. Currey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cairo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cairo'']]'''<br>Aug, 1922{{ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vesuvius'']]'''<br>25 May, 1912<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 392}} – 31 Dec, 1912<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''|'''[[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]]'''<br>Oct, 1926{{ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spiteful (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spiteful'']]'''<br>31 Dec, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 377}}<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 13 Mar, 1913<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Bernard Watts|Alfred B. Watts]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Walsh Carrington|John W. Carrington]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>1929{{ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Harold Evelyn Head|Charles H. E. Head]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vesuvius'']]'''<br>22 May, 1915<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 17 Jul, 1917<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Hugh Taylor|Alfred H. Taylor]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ronald Hubert Hilliard|Ronald H. Hilliard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cadmus (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cadmus'']]'''<br>19 Mar, 1919<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – Jun, 1920<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Withers|Percy Withers]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colombo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colombo'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1920<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – ''c''. 1 Oct, 1921{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Casper Boucher Ballard|Casper B. Ballard]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''|'''[[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]]'''<br>27 Apr, 1921<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 14 Aug, 1922<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Schomberg Currey|Hugh S. Currey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cairo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cairo'']]'''<br>15 Aug, 1922<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – Nov, 1924<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Owen Cochrane|Edward O. Cochrane]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ronald Howard|Ronald Howard]]'''|'''[[Department of the Director of Naval Equipment|Assistant Director of Naval Equipment]]'''<br>30 May, 1925<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 1 Oct, 1926<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Patrick Edward Parker|Patrick E. Parker]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]]'''|'''[[Director of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1926<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 8 Jan, 1929<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Egerton|Brian Egerton]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Walsh Carrington|John W. Carrington]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>9 Jan, 1929<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – 8 Jul, 1930<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Augustus Sandys Hill|Richard A. S. Hill]]'''|'''[[Hong Kong|Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong]]'''<br>Oct, 1930<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref> – Aug, 1932<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie|Edward McC. W. Lawrie]]'''}} | ||
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− | {{CatPerson|UK}} | + | {{CatPerson|UK|1881|1947}} |
+ | {{CatRear|UK}} | ||
+ | {{CatBritannia|January, 1896}} | ||
+ | {{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Royal Navy Officers Educated at Burney's Royal Naval Academy]] | ||
+ | {{CatRN}} |
Latest revision as of 15:12, 26 April 2022
Rear-Admiral Arthur Horace Walker, O.B.E., R.N. (17 August, 1881 – 3 July, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1902.[1]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1910.[2]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.[3]
On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to Castor, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) Hawksley. He would remain there through the end of the war.[4]
Post-War
Walker would finally quit his post in Castor to be appointed in command of the sloop Cadmus on 19 March, 1919. He left Cadmus upon being promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[5]
In August 1922, Walker was appointed Captain of the light cruiser Cairo.
He was appointed Director of Torpedoes and Mining between October 1926 and December 1928.
On 9 January, 1929, he was appointed in command of Warspite and as Flag Captain upon transfer of the flag.
After being superseded in command of Hong Kong in August, Walker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with the provisions of Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[6]
In 1936, he was granted permission to apply to become Chief Constable of the Isle of Man or to serve with the Air Raid Precaution Department, Home Office.
World War II
Walker was appointed for work with his Director of Torpedoes and Mining auspices on 21 November, 1939. Miscellaneous work inside the Admiralty with the rank of Captain ensued in 1940 and seemed to take up the duration of the war. On 3 June, 1945, Walker was appointed the Senior Royal Naval Officer on West Coast of Canada. Exactly one year later, he was released from service.[7]
Walker died of heart failure the following year.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 392.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.