Walter John Challoner Lake

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Vice-Admiral (retired) Walter John Challoner Lake (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Frank Finnis was his father-in-law.

Life & Career

Lake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1899.

Lake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[1]

On 5 December, 1913, Lake was appointed as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding Second and Third Fleets Burney in H.M.S. Lord Nelson, and for War Staff Duties.[2]

Lake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.

Post-War

On 19 January, 1919, Lake was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in July, 1927.

Lake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1929 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.

Lake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Roger J. B. Keyes
Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly
21 Jul, 1903[4][5] – 18 Aug, 1903[6]
Succeeded by
Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt
Preceded by
Arthur W. Tomlinson
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant
14 Jul, 1904[7][8] – 1 Sep, 1904[9]
Succeeded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson
Preceded by
Archibald Cochrane
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
15 Jun, 1916[10] – Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Francis G. G. Chilton
Preceded by
William D. Paton
Captain of H.M.S. Concord
19 Jan, 1919[11][12] – 12 Feb, 1921[13]
Succeeded by
Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan
Preceded by
Humphrey H. Smith
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
1 Oct, 1922[14] – 1 Oct, 1924
Succeeded by
George T. C. P. Swabey
Preceded by
Percy R. Stevens
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
after 1 Oct, 1924[15][16] – 2 Oct, 1926[17]
Succeeded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite
Preceded by
Archibald P. Stoddart
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fifth Cruiser Squadron
13 Apr, 1925[18]
Succeeded by
Arthur J. L. Murray
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
30 Jul, 1927[19] – 5 Nov, 1928[20]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 47.
  2. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 341.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  4. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  5. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  6. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  7. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  8. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  9. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
  11. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  13. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  14. "Command Changes Tomorrow." The Times (London, England), Saturday, September 30, 1922, Issue 43150, p.4.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 244.
  16. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  17. Day of month taken from Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
  18. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  19. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.
  20. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/415. f. 475.