Henry Grace (Royal Navy officer)

Vice-Admiral Henry Edgar Grace CB (11 July 1876 – 19 March 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of the Submarine Service.

Henry Grace
Grace photographed by Walter Stoneman in 1919
Born	11 July 1876 Kensington, London
Died	19 March 1937 (aged 60) Devonport, Plymouth
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMS Grafton HMS Yarmouth HMS Birkenhead HMS Vindictive
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

The son of W. G. Grace, the famous cricketer, Grace was promoted to captain on 31 December 1914 and served in the First World War becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Grafton in June 1915, of the cruiser HMS Yarmouth in August 1917, of the cruiser HMS Birkenhead in May 1918 and of the aircraft carrier HMS Vindictive in September 1918.[1] He was mentioned in despatches for valuable service during operations in the Gulf of Finland.[2]

He was appointed Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong from June 1922 to October 1924. Grace went on to be Chief of the Submarine Service in September 1927.[3]

He was promoted vice-admiral on 1 April 1930 and put on the Retired List the following day. [4]

Family

Grace married Alice Catherine Slaughter; they had a son and three daughters.[5]

References

1. "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. "Honours for Services in the Baltic, 1919". Naval History. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. "No. 33596". The London Gazette. 11 April 1930. p. 2327.
5. "Henry Edgar Grace". Leicestershire Antills. Retrieved 6 September 2015.