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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
The son of Commander Frederic M. Walker, R.N..
The son of Commander Frederic M. Walker, R.N., this man's name is offered in some Service Records, and in at least some ''Navy Lists''{{NLMay39|p. 103}} as "Frederick".  I have somewhat arbitrarily chosen Frederic as the proper spelling.
 
Walker entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment.  He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fourth in order of merit on his examinations.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}}


Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1917.
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1917.

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Captain Frederic John Walker, (3 June, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Commander Frederic M. Walker, R.N., this man's name is offered in some Service Records, and in at least some Navy Lists[1] as "Frederick". I have somewhat arbitrarily chosen Frederic as the proper spelling.

Walker entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fourth in order of merit on his examinations.[2]

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1917.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1926.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.

Walker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1940.[Fact Check]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John Creswell
Captain of H.M.S. Falmouth
10 Nov, 1933[3]
Succeeded by
George F. N. Bradford

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 103.
  2. "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 240.