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{{CaptRN}} '''Norman Vere Grace''', (31 July, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Norman Vere Grace''', D.L. (31 July, 1894 – 20 February, 1975) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of Edward Mills Grace, Esq., a coroner, physician and surgeon.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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Upon passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 January, 1912, {{MidRN}} Grace was appointed to the {{UK-1Orion|f=t}}, where he remained until 13 July 1914, having been promoted to the rank of Acting {{SubRN}} on 15 May 1914.  He then served in the pre-dreadnought {{UK-Implacable|f=p}} until she paid off on 19 April, 1916, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1915.  He obtained his watchkeeping certificate on 15 May 1916 while in a brief appointment in the {{UK-Foyle|f=t}}.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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Grace left ''Foyle'' on 29 June for an appointment in another, more modern destroyer, the {{UK-Lawford|f=c}}, which was part of the [[Harwich Force]]'s {{UK-DF|9}}.  He stayed in ''Lawford'' until March 1917, and participated in her in the [[Battle of Dover Strait]] on the night of October 26-27 1916, under the command of [[Arthur Avison Scott|Arthur A. Scott]].{{UKNavalOpsIV|p. 60}}<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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Grace was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1919 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).  He went on to be torpedo officer in the {{UK-1Ajax|f=t}}.{{ToL|Ogilvy Medal Awards|Tuesday, Sep 13, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42824}}
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Grace served in the new {{UK-Sybille|f=c}} from March 1917 through 8 May 1918, still being under Commander Scott in this posting.  The new ship was part of the {{UK-DF|10}}, but this was also a component of the Harwich Force.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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In May 1918, Grace left ''Sybille'' and went to the {{UK-Vernon|f=pt}} to take the Long Torpedo Course.  He was to specialize in the
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Grace was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1919 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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He was appointed as torpedo officer in the {{UK-1Ajax|f=t}}, vice Stephenson, in October, 1921. This would last until he was sent to undertake a two year staff position at ''Vernon'' in September 1922, during which he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1923.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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From 1924 to 1929, Grace served as torpedo officer in {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} and in the {{UK-Hood|f=t}}, with some time in between spent with the Stores Department. Grace was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1929.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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He commanded the sloop [[H.M.S. Grimsby (1933)|''Grimsby'']] from c. March 1934.
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Grace was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1937.<ref>Grace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/134.|}} f. 136.</ref>
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==World War II==
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On 2 January 1946 Grace was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the King in succession to Captain D. N.C. Tufnell.
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He was placed on the Retired List on 5 July, 1946.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Norman+Vere+Grace Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Norman+Vere+Grace Service Records]
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==Artifacts==
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The editor possesses several of Vere's items.
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* Navigation workbook dated March 1911.  55 pages filled in, with celestial charts, etc.
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* Midshipman's Sketch Book.  {{UK-1Orion|f=p}}, 1913-14. Heavy on steam plant. Color diagrams in spectacular condition.  82 of 140 pages used.
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* Midshipman's Sketch Book.  Hydraulics.  H.M.S. ''Orion'', 1913-14. Color diagrams in spectacular condition.  Loose drawings within.  40 of 140 pages used.
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* S. 323 Signal Log, mostly blank but others containing pasted-in diagrams and text on 4.5 foot Mark III FA, 2m FT 23, 9 foot FT 24, 15 foot FT 25 rangefinders.  No names.  Last page on Ross telescopes 5-21.  I presume this is Grace's.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 6 April 2022

Captain Norman Vere Grace, D.L. (31 July, 1894 – 20 February, 1975) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Edward Mills Grace, Esq., a coroner, physician and surgeon.[1]

Upon passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 January, 1912, Midshipman Grace was appointed to the battleship Orion, where he remained until 13 July 1914, having been promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 May 1914. He then served in the pre-dreadnought H.M.S. Implacable until she paid off on 19 April, 1916, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1915. He obtained his watchkeeping certificate on 15 May 1916 while in a brief appointment in the destroyer Foyle.[2]

Grace left Foyle on 29 June for an appointment in another, more modern destroyer, the Laforey Class destroyer Lawford, which was part of the Harwich Force's Ninth Destroyer Flotilla. He stayed in Lawford until March 1917, and participated in her in the Battle of Dover Strait on the night of October 26-27 1916, under the command of Arthur A. Scott.[3][4]

Grace served in the new "R" Class destroyer Sybille from March 1917 through 8 May 1918, still being under Commander Scott in this posting. The new ship was part of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla, but this was also a component of the Harwich Force.[5]

In May 1918, Grace left Sybille and went to the torpedo training school H.M.S. Vernon to take the Long Torpedo Course. He was to specialize in the

Grace was awarded the Ogilvy Medal for the year 1919 for placing first in examinations to qualify as Lieutenant (T).[6]

He was appointed as torpedo officer in the battleship Ajax, vice Stephenson, in October, 1921. This would last until he was sent to undertake a two year staff position at Vernon in September 1922, during which he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.[7]

From 1924 to 1929, Grace served as torpedo officer in Queen Elizabeth and in the battlecruiser Hood, with some time in between spent with the Stores Department. Grace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[8]

He commanded the sloop Grimsby from c. March 1934.

Grace was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1937.[9]

World War II

On 2 January 1946 Grace was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the King in succession to Captain D. N.C. Tufnell.

He was placed on the Retired List on 5 July, 1946.

See Also

Artifacts

The editor possesses several of Vere's items.

  • Navigation workbook dated March 1911. 55 pages filled in, with celestial charts, etc.
  • Midshipman's Sketch Book. H.M.S. Orion, 1913-14. Heavy on steam plant. Color diagrams in spectacular condition. 82 of 140 pages used.
  • Midshipman's Sketch Book. Hydraulics. H.M.S. Orion, 1913-14. Color diagrams in spectacular condition. Loose drawings within. 40 of 140 pages used.
  • S. 323 Signal Log, mostly blank but others containing pasted-in diagrams and text on 4.5 foot Mark III FA, 2m FT 23, 9 foot FT 24, 15 foot FT 25 rangefinders. No names. Last page on Ross telescopes 5-21. I presume this is Grace's.

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gervase B. Middleton 		Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining
9 May, 1938[10] – 17 Aug, 1940[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George K. Whitmy-Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
18 Aug, 1940[12][13] – 12 Aug, 1942[14] 		Succeeded by
Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon
Preceded by
Richard G. Onslow 		Commanding Officer, H.M.S. Osprey
7 Dec, 1943[15] – 14 Jan, 1944[16] 		Succeeded by
John A. Binnie
Preceded by
Henry J. Egerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Berwick
Jan, 1944[17] – 10 Aug, 1944[18] 		Succeeded by
Stephen H. T. Arliss
Preceded by
Harold E. Morse 		Captain of H.M.S. Vernon
21 Sep, 1944[19] – early 1946[20] 		Succeeded by
John Hughes-Hallett

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  2. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  3. ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 60.
  4. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  5. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  6. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  7. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  8. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  9. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  10. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  11. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  12. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  16. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  19. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.
  20. ↑ Grace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/134. f. 136.

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