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{{LCommRN}} '''Walter Bousfield Watkins Grubb''', (1 July, 1879 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Walter Bousfield Watkins Grubb''', (1 July, 1879 – 22 September, 1914) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Grubb. | |||
Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1900. A Court Martial on 1 March 1910 cost him a year's seniority after he pleaded guyilty to drinking to excess, altering this date to 15 January, 1901. | |||
Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1909. | |||
Grubb was appointed to the {{UK-Cressy|f=tp}} as Gunnery Officer on 17 March, 1914 and was killed when she was sunk by {{DE-U9}} on 22 September, 1914. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 7 December 2018
Lieutenant-Commander Walter Bousfield Watkins Grubb, (1 July, 1879 – 22 September, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Grubb.
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1900. A Court Martial on 1 March 1910 cost him a year's seniority after he pleaded guyilty to drinking to excess, altering this date to 15 January, 1901.
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1909.
Grubb was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Cressy as Gunnery Officer on 17 March, 1914 and was killed when she was sunk by U 9 on 22 September, 1914.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick H. Hallowes |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulture 21 Jul, 1903[1] |
Succeeded by John B. Waterlow |
Footnotes
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
