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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 during an appointment as First and Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Challenger}} cost him a year's seniority after he pleaded guilty to neglect of duty and drinking to excess, altering this date to 15 January, 1901.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/518.|}} f. 534.</ref> | |||
Grubb was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1909.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/518.|}} f. 534.</ref> | |||
Grubb served from late 1910 to April 1913 as Gunnery Officer in the {{UK-Glory|f=t}}, and for vessels of the Fourth Division, Home Fleet. He was then appointed as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} from mid April 1913 through mid March, 1914 and was appointed to the {{UK-Cressy|f=tp}} as Gunnery Officer on 17 March, 1914. He would be killed when she was sunk by {{DE-U9}} on 22 September, 1914.<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/518.|}} f. 534.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Walter+Bousfield+Watkins+Grubb Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Walter+Bousfield+Watkins+Grubb Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Hare Hallowes|Frederick H. Hallowes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vulture (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vulture'']]'''<br>21 Jul, 1903<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/518.|}} f. 534.</ref><ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref> – 19 Aug, 1903<ref>Grubb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/518.|}} f. 534.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Beauchamp Waterlow|John B. Waterlow]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 6 April 2022
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 during an appointment as First and Gunnery Officer in Challenger cost him a year's seniority after he pleaded guilty to neglect of duty and drinking to excess, altering this date to 15 January, 1901.[1]
Grubb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1909.[2]
Grubb served from late 1910 to April 1913 as Gunnery Officer in the battleship Glory, and for vessels of the Fourth Division, Home Fleet. He was then appointed as Gunnery Officer in armoured cruiser Aboukir from mid April 1913 through mid March, 1914 and was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Cressy as Gunnery Officer on 17 March, 1914. He would be killed when she was sunk by U 9 on 22 September, 1914.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William N. England |
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 8 Aug, 1902[4] – late 1902[5] |
Succeeded by William Cooper |
| Preceded by Frederick H. Hallowes |
Captain of H.M.S. Vulture 21 Jul, 1903[6][7] – 19 Aug, 1903[8] |
Succeeded by John B. Waterlow |
Footnotes
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. 534.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. 534.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. 534.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. ?.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. ?.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. 534.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/518. f. 534.
