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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{ | 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> | |||
Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1937.{{NLApr44|p. 70}} | Grantham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1937.{{NLApr44|p. 70}} | ||
==World War II== | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 6 April 2022
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][7] – 18 Jun, 1929[8] |
Succeeded by Claude Plumer |
| Preceded by Sydney M. Raw |
Captain of H.M.S. L 56 4 Nov, 1932[9] – 1 May, 1933[10] |
Succeeded by Lewis B. A. Majendie |
| Preceded by John R. H. D'Aeth |
Captain of H.M.S. Regent Apr, 1934[11] – 12 Nov, 1934[Inference] |
Succeeded by Harold R. Conway |
| Preceded by Herbert Fitzherbert |
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord 3 May, 1939[12] – 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
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70. Inferred.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 70.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/362. f. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 264.
- ↑ Grantham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/70. f. 70.
