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Wake was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Juno (1895)|H.M.S. ''Juno'']] on 24 May, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''o-p''.</ref>  On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1917).  p. 8.</ref>
Wake was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Juno (1895)|H.M.S. ''Juno'']] on 24 May, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''o-p''.</ref>  On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1917).  p. 8.</ref>


In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>  On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/6 (Supplement) no. 29886.  p. 6.]  1 January, 1917.</ref>


Wake was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref>  On 11 September, 1918, Wake succeeded [[James Startin]] as [[Senior Naval Officer, Granton]].
Wake was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>  On 3 June, 1918, he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30723/supplements/6531 (Supplement) no. 30723.  p. 6531.]  3 June, 1918.</ref>  On 11 September, Wake succeeded [[James Startin]] as [[Senior Naval Officer, Granton]].


Wake was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672.  p. 3030.]  14 April, 1922.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>
==Post-War==
Wake was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672.  p. 3030.]  14 April, 1922.</ref>


Wake died suddenly at his home, 78 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, S.W.4. on 23 September, 1935, at the age of seventy-eight.
Wake died suddenly at his home, 78 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, S.W.4. on 23 September, 1935, at the age of seventy-eight.

Revision as of 18:31, 30 March 2011

Admiral SIR Drury St. Aubyn Wake, K.C.I.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (16 September, 1863 – 23 September, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[1]

Captain

Wake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[2]

On 12 January, 1907, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Hawke.[3]

Great War

On 29 September, 1914, Wake took command of H.M.S. Jupiter.[4]

Wake was appointed in command of H.M.S. Juno on 24 May, 1915.[5] On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.[6]

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[7] On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).[8]

Wake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917,[9] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[10] On 3 June, 1918, he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).[11] On 11 September, Wake succeeded James Startin as Senior Naval Officer, Granton.

Post-War

Wake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[12]

Wake died suddenly at his home, 78 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, S.W.4. on 23 September, 1935, at the age of seventy-eight.

Wake's widow Edith Rose Mary passed away on 15 February, 1949, aged eighty-six, and was buried at Streatham Cemetary on 21 February.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 December, 1906. Issue 38211, col C, pg. 4.
  4. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 341.
  5. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395o-p.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 8.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 6. 1 January, 1917.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  11. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6531. 3 June, 1918.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Drury Wake" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1935. Issue 47177, col A, pg. 9.

Service Records

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