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Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a

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officer who went on to be

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Naval career

Hunt-Grubbe joined the

in 1845.Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe
William Loney RN Promoted to

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in 1866, he was given command of HMS ''Tamar'' and the men of the naval brigade at the Battle of Amoaful during the

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. He went on to command HMS ''Rupert'', HMS ''Devastation'' and then HMS ''Pembroke'' in which capacity he was in charge of the Medway Steam Reserve. Later he commanded HMS ''Sultan''. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1885 and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888. He went on to be President of the

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, in 1894. In retirement he became deputy chairman of the committee established in 1898 to provide for the efficient organisation and management of the

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. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the

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in the

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Family

In 1867 he married Mary Anne Codrington.

References

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