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At the examination for naval cadetships Clinton-Baker placed twenty-fifth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 25 June, 1879.  Issue '''29603''', col E, p. 7.</ref>
 
At the examination for naval cadetships Clinton-Baker placed twenty-fifth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 25 June, 1879.  Issue '''29603''', col E, p. 7.</ref>
  
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26007/pages/7553 no. 26007.  p. 7553.]  31 December, 1889.</ref>
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26007/pages/7553 no. 26007.  p. 7553.]  31 December, 1889.</ref>
  
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27927/pages/4466 no. 27927.  p. 4466.]  29 June, 1906.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27927/pages/4466 no. 27927.  p. 4466.]  29 June, 1906.</ref>
  
 
Lionel Dawson, a naval cadet, later recalled that having taught the cadets how to tie a reef knot, Clinton-Baker explained that that was how he always tied his bootlaces.<ref>Dawson.  ''Flotillas''.  p. 8.</ref>
 
Lionel Dawson, a naval cadet, later recalled that having taught the cadets how to tie a reef knot, Clinton-Baker explained that that was how he always tied his bootlaces.<ref>Dawson.  ''Flotillas''.  p. 8.</ref>
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During the battle, when ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering &mdash; that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham.  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  p. 236.</ref>
 
During the battle, when ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering &mdash; that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham.  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  p. 236.</ref>
  
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On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
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On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29751/supplements/9070 (Supplement) no. 29751.  p. 9070.]  15 September, 1916.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 August, 1917, vice [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Mundy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30248/pages/8703 no. 30248.  p. 8703.]  24 August, 1917.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 August, 1917, vice [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Mundy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30248/pages/8703 no. 30248.  p. 8703.]  24 August, 1917.</ref>
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==Post-War==
 
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In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Clinton was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2066 no. 13459.  p. 2066.]  5 June, 1919.</ref>
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Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]] on 1 April, 1919.
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In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Clinton was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''The Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13459/pages/2066 no. 13459.  p. 2066.]  5 June, 1919.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 July, 1922, vice [[Cecil Frederick Dampier|Dampier]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728.  p. 5201.]  11 July, 1922.</ref>
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On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of [[Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]].
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 July, 1922, vice [[Cecil Frederick Dampier|Dampier]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728.  p. 5201.]  11 July, 1922.</ref>
 
   
 
   
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 November, 1926, vice [[Victor Albert Stanley|Stanley]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33222/pages/7477 no. 33222.  p. 7477.]  19 November, 1926.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
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Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 November, 1926, vice [[Victor Albert Stanley|Stanley]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33222/pages/7477 no. 33222.  p. 7477.]  19 November, 1926.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1927.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
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==See Also==
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*"Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 December, 1939.  Issue '''48487''', col E, pg. 11.
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*"Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 December, 1939.  Issue '''48487''', col E, p. 11.
 
*Baynham, Henry (1976).  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd.  ISBN 0-09-121380-0.
 
*Baynham, Henry (1976).  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd.  ISBN 0-09-121380-0.
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556899&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/88.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894550&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/42.]
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Admiral SIR Lewis Clinton-Baker, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., Royal Navy (16 March, 1866 – 12 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

At the examination for naval cadetships Clinton-Baker placed twenty-fifth out of thirty-seven successful candidates.[1]

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[2]

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901.[3]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[4]

Lionel Dawson, a naval cadet, later recalled that having taught the cadets how to tie a reef knot, Clinton-Baker explained that that was how he always tied his bootlaces.[5]

Clinton-Baker was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Berwick on 16 August, 1907,[6] and of the King Alfred on 1 February, 1908.[7]

Great War

He commanded Hercules at the Battle of Jutland and wrote her report of the action.

During the battle, when Hercules passed the remains of H.M.S. Invincible and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering — that's one of our ships!'"[8]

On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 August, 1917, vice Mundy.[10]

On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.[11]

Post-War

Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the Second Battle Squadron on 1 April, 1919. In recognition of his services during the war, on the occasion of the King's birthday Clinton was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 3 June, 1919.[12]

On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard.

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 July, 1922, vice Dampier.[13]

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 November, 1926, vice Stanley.[14] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1927.[15]

See Also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
  5. ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 August, 1907. Issue 38402, col D, p. 6.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 336.
  8. ↑ Quoted in Baynham. Men from the Dreadnoughts. p. 236.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30248. p. 8703. 24 August, 1917.
  11. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 6.
  12. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 December, 1939. Issue 48487, col E, p. 11.
  • Baynham, Henry (1976). Men from the Dreadnoughts. London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-09-121380-0.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir Douglas R. L. Nicholson 		Rear-Admiral in the Second Battle Squadron
1919 – 1920 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle

Preceded by
Sir William E. Goodenough 		Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard
1920 – 1921 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Kiddle

Preceded by
Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill 		Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
1921 – 1923 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Richmond

Preceded by
Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill 		Admiral Commanding Reserves
1925 – 1927 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. M. Duff

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