Baldwin Wake Walker, First Baronet
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Admiral SIR Baldwin Wake Walker, First Baronet, K.C.B., C.M.G. (6 January, 1802 – 12 February, 1876) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1820.
Walker was promoted to the rank of Commander in 1834.
Walker was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1865.
Walker was promoted to the rank of Admiral in 1870.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George H. Seymour as Third Sea Lord |
Surveyor of the Navy 27 Nov, 1848[1] |
Succeeded by Sir R. Spencer Robinson as Controller of the Navy |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Keppel |
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station and West Africa Station 1861 – 1865 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick B. Montresor as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Preceded by Charles Talbot |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1866 – 1869 |
Succeeded by Richard L. Warren |
Footnotes
- ↑ Walker Service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1314.
