Lewis Clinton-Baker
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.
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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]
He was again appointed in command of Berwick on 16 May, 1911.[8]
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!'"[9]
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.[10]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 August, 1917, vice Mundy.[11]
On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14]
Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 November, 1926, vice Stanley.[15] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1927.[16]
See Also
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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil F. Thursby |
Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Fifth Battle Squadron 1 Apr, 1919[17] – 7 Apr, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Sir Douglas R. L. Nicholson |
Rear-Admiral, Second-in-Command, Second Battle Squadron 8 Apr, 1919[19] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Kiddle |
| Preceded by Sir William E. Goodenough |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 26 May, 1920[20] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Kiddle |
| Preceded by Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1921 |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Richmond |
| Preceded by Sir Hugh H. D. Tothill |
Admiral Commanding Reserves 1925 – 1927 |
Succeeded by Arthur A. M. Duff |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 25 June, 1879. Issue 29603, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
- ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 August, 1907. Issue 38402, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 285.
- ↑ Quoted in Baynham. Men from the Dreadnoughts. p. 236.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30248. p. 8703. 24 August, 1917.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 6.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13459. p. 2066. 5 June, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col F, p. 6.
