Henry Grace (Royal Navy officer)
Vice-Admiral Henry Edgar Grace (11 July 1876 – 19 March 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of the Submarine Service. 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. He was mentioned in despatches for valuable  service during operations in the Gulf of Finland. 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. He was promoted vice-admiral on 1 April 1930 and put on the Retired List the following day. Family. Grace married Alice Catherine Slaughter; they had a son and three daughters.