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'''Walter Conway Hake''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} '''Walter Conway Hake''', R.D., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hake was born in London on 25 November, 1888.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
  
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Hake was granted the rank of Acting Sublieutenant with a date of seniority of 25 January, 1911.  He received a Certificate of Competency on 28 June, 1911 with a grade of "O.C.".<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
  
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As an Acting Sublieutenant, Hake was appointed to {{UK-Adventure}} for the Annual Manoeuvres on 2 July, 1912.  After leaving on the 26th of July, his evaluator noted Hake's service was satisfactory.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
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==Great War==
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On 14 September, 1914, Hake was appointed to the {{UK-EdinburghCastle|f=t}} as Acting Lieutenant.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>{{NLDec14|p. 401''f''}}
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Hake was accorded a date of seniority of 2 August, 1915.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
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Hake was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 March, 1916.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
  
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Hake was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fame|f=t}} on 19 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 792}}
 
Hake was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fame|f=t}} on 19 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 792}}
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Hake was demobilised on 31 May, 1920.<ref>Hake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/61/12.|}}</ref>
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Hake was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923.
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He was retired on 20 August, 1946 with the War Service rank of {{CommRNR}}.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 14:09, 5 July 2015

Commander R.N.R. Walter Conway Hake, R.D., Royal Navy, Retired (25 November, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Hake was born in London on 25 November, 1888.[1]

Hake was granted the rank of Acting Sublieutenant with a date of seniority of 25 January, 1911. He received a Certificate of Competency on 28 June, 1911 with a grade of "O.C.".[2]

As an Acting Sublieutenant, Hake was appointed to Adventure for the Annual Manoeuvres on 2 July, 1912. After leaving on the 26th of July, his evaluator noted Hake's service was satisfactory.[3]

Great War

On 14 September, 1914, Hake was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Edinburgh Castle as Acting Lieutenant.[4][5]

Hake was accorded a date of seniority of 2 August, 1915.[6]

Hake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 March, 1916.[7]

Hake was appointed in command of the destroyer Fame on 19 August, 1918.[8]

Hake was demobilised on 31 May, 1920.[9]

Hake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.

He was retired on 20 August, 1946 with the War Service rank of Commander R.N.R..

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert N. Marshall
Captain of H.M.S. Fame
19 Aug, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  2. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  3. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  4. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 401f.
  6. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  7. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
  9. Hake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/61/12.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.


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