Claude Bennett Walker
From The Dreadnought Project
Lieutenant R.N.R. Claude Bennett Walker, D.S.C., R.N.R. (6 July, 1882 – 18 May, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Walker was born in Deal.
Walker served in Majestic and Recruit early in the war before being appointed to the minelayer Biarritz on 29 May, 1915. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915. He left Biarritz when he was appointed in command of the minelayer Perdita on 9 March, 1917.[1]
He died of an illness while in command, on 18 May, 1918.[2]
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold J. Davison |
Captain of H.M.S. Perdita 9 Mar, 1917[3][4] – 18 May, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by William Avern |
Footnotes
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/88. f. 88.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 498.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/88. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401x.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/88. f. 88.
