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Guy Grantham
Born(1900-01-09)9 January 1900
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Died8 September 1992(1992-09-08) (aged 92)
Syston Park, Lincolnshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1918–1959
RankAdmiral
CommandsPortsmouth Command (1957–59)
Mediterranean Fleet (1954–57)
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (1951–54)
Flag Officer Submarines (1948–50)
HMS Indomitable (1943)
HMS Cleopatra (1942)
HMS Naiad (1941–42)
HMS Phoebe (1940–41)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Sir Guy Grantham, GCB, CBE, DSO (9 January 1900 – 8 September 1992) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 1957 to 1959.

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Educated at Rugby School,[1] Grantham joined the Royal Navy in 1918.[2]

Grantham served in the Second World War, initially as commander of the cruiser HMS Phoebe and was involved in the evacuation from Greece, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[1] After a period as a liaison officer in the Western Desert, he became Commander of the cruiser HMS Naiad, which was sunk by a torpedo in March 1942.[1] He then became commander of the cruiser HMS Cleopatra, in which he was involved in the defeat of the Italian Fleet at the second Battle of Birte.[1] His last wartime command was of the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable, which was involved in the landings in Sicily.[1] He went on to be director of plans at the Admiralty.[1]

After the war, Grantham became chief of staff to the commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1946.[2] He was appointed flag officer submarines in 1948, flag officer, second in command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1950 and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1951.[2] He became commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Fleet and NATO commander Allied Forces Mediterranean in 1954 and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Allied commander-in-chief, Channel and southern North Sea in 1957.[2] He retired in 1959.[2]

Grantham was also First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the Queen from 1958 to 1959.[2]

In retirement Grantham became Governor and Commander-in-Chief Malta from 1959 to 1962.[2]

Family

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In 1934 Grantham married Beryl Mackintosh-Walker; they went on to have two daughters.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Obituary: Sir Guy Gratham The Independent, 17 September 1992
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Submarines
1948–1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
1951–1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
1954–1957 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
1957–1959 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
1958–1959 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Malta
1959–1962 		Succeeded by
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