About Walter Hunt-Grubbe
Lived 1833 – 1922 (aged 89). Walter Hunt-Grubbe was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Hunt-Grubbe joined the Royal Navy in 1845. Promoted to captain in 1866, he was given command of HMS Tamar and the men of the naval brigade at the Battle of Amoaful during the Anglo-Ashanti wars. Later he commanded HMS Sultan. and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888.
In retirement he became deputy chairman of the committee established in 1898 to provide for the efficient organisation and management of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours.
Family In 1867 he married Mary Anne Codrington.
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Who was Walter Hunt-Grubbe?
Royal Navy admiral (1833-1922)
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Walter Hunt-Grubbe was born on 23 February 1833.
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Walter Hunt-Grubbe died on 11 April 1922.
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Walter Hunt-Grubbe was a naval officer.
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