Drury St. Aubyn Wake
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
Dryury St. Aubyn Wake was born on 16 September, 1863, the third son of Admiral Charles Wake.
Wake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]
Wake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]
Captain
Wake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[3]
On 12 January, 1907, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Hawke.[4]
Great War
On 29 September, 1914, Wake took command of H.M.S. Jupiter.[5]
Wake was appointed in command of H.M.S. Juno on 24 May, 1915.[6] On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.[7]
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.).[8] On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).[9]
Wake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917,[10] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[11] On 3 June, 1918, he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).[12] 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.[13] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on 25 October, 1926.[14]
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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 December, 1906. Issue 38211, col C, pg. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 341.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395o-p.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (September, 1917). p. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 6. 1 January, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6531. 3 June, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Drury Wake" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1935. Issue 47177, col A, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
