St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake

Vice-Admiral SIR St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (1 November, 1882 – 1 October, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked sixth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1783 marks.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 May, 1903.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 May, 1911.

Wake was appointed Lieutenant (G) of Thunderer on 6 August, 1913.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

He was Thunderer's Commander (G) at the Battle of Jutland. On 20 July, 1917 he left Thunderer to be gunnery officer in King George V. He would serve out the remainder of the war in her.

Post-War

Wake became Flag Commander in King George V on 5 February, 1919. On 5 June, 1919, he left her to become gunnery and Fleet Gunnery Officer in Iron Duke.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921 and superseded in Iron Duke in August.

On 27 December 1924, he was appointed additional in the light cruiser Cardiff, taking command and becoming Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear Admiral Commanding, Third (illegible). He would be superseded in her in January, 1927. After some time working in the Admiralty, he was appointed Naval Attaché for Southg American on 12 August, 1927. He remained there until being superseded in August, 1930.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 September, 1933.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of Order in Council of 9 March, 1914, Section 3.

World War II

Wake was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 24 December, 1944. He died on 1 October, 1951.

Bibliography

• "Vice-Adm. Sir Baldwin Wake" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 3 October, 1951. Issue 52112, col E, pg. 6.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Fleet Gunnery Officer, Mediterranean Fleet 5 Jun, 1919	Succeeded by Lancelot E. Holland
Preceded by Thomas H. Binney	Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff 27 Dec, 1924 – Jan, 1927	Succeeded by Vernon S. Butler
Preceded by James S. C. Salmond	Naval Attaché to H. M. Missions in South America 12 Aug, 1927 – Aug, 1930	Succeeded by Edward de F. Renouf
Preceded by Charles A. Scott	Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 27 Apr, 1931 – 10 Aug, 1932	Succeeded by Amyot J. Mitchell
Preceded by Lachlan D. I. MacKinnon	Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet 18 Aug, 1932 – Aug, 1933	Succeeded by William J. Whitworth
Preceded by Cecil P. Talbot	Director of Naval Equipment 10 Dec, 1934 – 10 Dec, 1936	Succeeded by Francis T. B. Tower