Harold Taylor Wood Grant
| Harold Taylor Wood Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1899 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | May 8, 1965 (aged 66) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Navy
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| Years of service | 1914–1951 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Naval Staff HMCS Ontario HMS Enterprise HMS Diomede HMCS Skeena |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Canadian Forces Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Bronze Star Medal (United States) |
First World War
Second World War
Vice Admiral Harold Taylor Wood Grant CBE, DSO, CD (March 16, 1899 – May 8, 1965) was a Canadian naval officer and a post-war Chief of the Naval Staff.
Grant was born in 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Lieutenant Governor MacCallum Grant and Laura MacNeill Parker Grant. He had one sister and five brothers, one of whom was John Moreau Grant. He studied at the Royal Naval College of Canada at Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1914 to 1917.
During the First World War, Grant was as a midshipman with HMS Leviathan in February 1917. He served as Director of Canadian Naval Plans and Director of Naval Reserves. In 1938, he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer HMCS Skeena.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Grant was a member of the command staff of the Atlantic Coast. Promoted to Captain in 1940, he became Director of Naval Personnel. He was commanding officer of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Diomede in 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for "gallantry and skill and good service in command of HMS Enterprise in an action with enemy destroyers".
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