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Admiral Grant (other)
Admiral Grant may refer to: * Albert W. Grant (1856–1930), U.S. Navy admiral * Harold Taylor Wood Grant (1899–1965), Royal Canadian Navy vice admiral * John Grant (Royal Navy officer) (1908–1996), British Royal Navy rear admiral * Percy Grant (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant, (23 September 1867 – 8 September 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1919 to 1921. Naval career Grant saw service in the ... (1867–1952), British Royal Navy admiral * William Lowther Grant (1864–1929), British Royal Navy admiral {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert W
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert (given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Taylor Wood Grant
Vice-Admiral Harold Taylor Wood Grant, (March 16, 1899 – May 8, 1965) was a Canadian naval officer and a post-war Chief of the Naval Staff. The son of Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, MacCallum Grant, Harold Grant entered the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet in 1914. He spent most of the First World War in training until 1917, when he became a midshipman aboard a British Royal Navy ship. Considered an above average officer, he was earmarked for early promotion during the interwar period and by 1938, commanded the destroyer . During the Second World War, Grant was sent to command the British cruisers and as training in preparation for the Canadian acquisition of the ship type later in the war. During his time in command of ''Enterprise'', he took part in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay, earning his Distinguished Service Order, the invasion of Normandy and bombardment of Cherbourg where he was wounded. He then commanded the Canadian cruiser until war's end. Following the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grant (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral John Grant (13 October 1908 – 28 February 1996) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet. Naval career Grant joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the battleship in 1926. He specialised in anti-submarine warfare and saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean during World War II. He became staff officer for convoys at Rosyth in 1940 and then commanded the destroyer HMS ''Beverley'' from 1941 before being posted to the anti-submarine warfare training school, HMS ''Osprey'', in a training role from 1942. He briefly commanded the yacht HMS ''Philante'' in 1943 and then became Assistant Staff Officer for Operations at Headquarters Western Approaches later that year. After the War he commanded the destroyer HMS ''Opportune'', the destroyer HMS ''Fame'' and then the destroyer HMS ''Crispin''. After attending the Joint Services Staff College in 1947 he became executive officer at the torpedo school HMS ''Vernon'' in 1948 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Grant (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant, (23 September 1867 – 8 September 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1919 to 1921. Naval career Grant saw service in the Egyptian War of 1882 as well as the Brazilian Naval Mutiny in 1893. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1890, posted as a lieutenant for navigation on the battleship , and promoted to commander (Navigation) on 26 June 1902. In September 1902 he was posted to for study at the Royal Naval College. He went on to serve during the First World War initially as flag captain to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly in and then as flag captain and chief of staff to Admiral Sir Cecil Burney who was then second-in-command of the Grand Fleet. In that capacity he saw his ship torpedoed and crippled at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
