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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Walter John Challoner Lake''' (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Walter John Challoner Lake''' (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
[[Frank Finnis]] was his father-in-law. | |||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Vice-Admiral (retired) Walter John Challoner Lake (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Frank Finnis was his father-in-law.
Life & Career
Lake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1899.
Lake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[1]
On 5 December, 1913, Lake was appointed as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding Second and Third Fleets Burney in H.M.S. Lord Nelson, and for War Staff Duties.[2]
Lake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.
Post-War
On 19 January, 1919, Lake was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in July, 1927.
Lake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1929 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.
Lake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel 15 Jun, 1916[4] – Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
| Preceded by William D. Paton |
Captain of H.M.S. Concord 19 Jan, 1919[5] |
Succeeded by Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan |
| Preceded by Percy R. Stevens |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins Oct, 1924[6] – 2 Oct, 1926[7][8] |
Succeeded by Lawrence W. Braithwaite |
| Preceded by Gordon Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 30 Jul, 1927[9][10] – Nov, 1928[11] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. B. Dewar |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
