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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Godfrey H. B. Mundy]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Godfrey H. B. Mundy]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 18:22, 17 July 2012
Admiral Alfred Ernest Albert Grant, Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1861 – 14 August, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1884.[1]
Grant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[2]
Great War
Grant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 May, 1915, vice Gillett.[4]
Post War
Grant was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1919, vice Browning, and placed on the Retired List on 2 November.[5] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1924.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3009. 1 July, 1884.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4181. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29175. p. 5107. 28 May, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31632. p. 13545. 7 November, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 15 August, 1933. Issue 46523, col E, pg. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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| Preceded by Godfrey H. B. Mundy |
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1911 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown |
