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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 1 November, 1918.{{NLJan21|p. 46}}
Grantham was a special entry to the Navy, serving first in the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} as a {{MidRN}} from 1 November, 1918 through 25 March, 1919.<ref>Grantham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/148/362.|}} f. 362.</ref>
 
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1922.<ref>Grantham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/93/70.|}} f. 70.</ref>
 
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1930.<ref>Grantham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/93/70.|}} f. 70.  Inferred.</ref>
 
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Grantham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/70.|}} f. 70.</ref>


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==World War II==
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Revision as of 20:53, 29 July 2021

Admiral SIR Guy Grantham, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (9 January, 1900 – 8 September, 1992) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Grantham was a special entry to the Navy, serving first in the battleship Monarch as a Midshipman from 1 November, 1918 through 25 March, 1919.[1]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1922.[2]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1930.[3]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[4]

Grantham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1937.[5]

World War II

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald R. Helbert
Captain of H.M.S. H 44
31 Dec, 1928[6] – 1929
Succeeded by
Claude Plumer
Preceded by
Sydney M. Raw
Captain of H.M.S. L 56
4 Nov, 1932[7] – 1 May, 1933[8]
Succeeded by
Lewis B. A. Majendie
Preceded by
John R. H. D'Aeth
Captain of H.M.S. Regent
Apr, 1934[9] – 12 Nov, 1934[Inference]
Succeeded by
Harold R. Conway
Preceded by
Herbert Fitzherbert
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
? – 25 May, 1940
Succeeded by
Cecil C. A. Allen
Preceded by
Charles E. Lambe
Director of Plans
Apr, 1944 – Jan, 1946
Succeeded by
John F. Stevens
Preceded by
Sir John M. Mansfield
Flag Officer, Submarines
8 Apr, 1948[Inference] – 1950
Succeeded by
Sydney M. Raw
Preceded by
Sir George E. Creasy
Vice Chief of Naval Staff
Oct, 1951 – Apr, 1954
Succeeded by
Sir William W. Davis
Preceded by
Sir George E. Creasy
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
Jul, 1957 – Mar, 1959
Succeeded by
Sir Manley L. Power

Footnotes

  1. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
  2. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
  3. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70. Inferred.
  4. Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 70.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  8. Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 264.