Walter Hunt-Grubbe

Admiral Sir Walter James Hunt-Grubbe GCB (23 February 1833 – 11 April 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.[1] 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.[1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1885[3] and Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1888.[4] 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.[5] He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours.
United KingdomRoyal NavyAdmiralHMS TamarHMS RupertHMS DevastationHMS PembrokeHMS SultanCape of Good Hope StationRoyal Naval College, GreenwichAnglo-Ashanti warsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathCommander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Stationcaptainnaval brigadeCommander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa StationDevonport dockyardLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineOrder of the Bath1899 Birthday HonoursThe London GazetteSir Nowell SalmonSir Richard WellsSir Richard HamiltonPresident, Royal Naval College, GreenwichSir Richard Tracey