Admiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe GCB (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Admiral Sir Walter Hunt-Grubbe | |
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| Born | 23 February 1833 |
| Died | 11 April 1922 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Tamar HMS Rupert HMS Devastation HMS Pembroke HMS Sultan Cape of Good Hope Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Ashanti wars |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editHunt-Grubbe joined the Royal Navy in 1845.[1] Promoted to captain in 1866, he was given command of HMS Tamar and the men of the naval brigade at the Battle of Amoaful during the Anglo-Ashanti wars.[1] He went on to command HMS Rupert, HMS Devastation and then HMS Pembroke in which capacity he was in charge of the Medway Steam Reserve.[2] Later he commanded HMS Sultan.[1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1885[3] and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888.[1] He went on to be President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1894.[4]
In retirement he became deputy chairman of the committee established in 1898 to provide for the efficient organisation and management of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[5] He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[6]
Family
editIn 1867 he married Mary Anne Codrington.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe William Loney RN
- ^ Medway
- ^ Item reference ADM 50/344 National Archives
- ^ "Royal Navy Senior Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Genesis of the first school for tropical diseases at the ADH p. 420 Oxford John Radcliffe
- ^ "No. 27086". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1899. p. 3585.