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Coke was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 17 May, 1913, vice [[George Astley Callaghan|Callaghan]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28722/pages/3753 no. 28722. p. 3753.] 27 May, 1913.</ref> | Coke was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 17 May, 1913, vice [[George Astley Callaghan|Callaghan]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28722/pages/3753 no. 28722. p. 3753.] 27 May, 1913.</ref> | ||
On 3 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}}, vice [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Poore]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30012/pages/3404 no. 30012. p. 3404.] 10 April, 1917.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Revision as of 20:17, 27 August 2010
Admiral SIR Charles Henry Coke, K.C.V.O., Royal Navy (2 November, 1854 – 23 February, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Coke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[1]
Coke was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 May, 1913, vice Callaghan.[2]
On 3 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Poore.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Charles Coke" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 26 February, 1945. Issue 50077, col E, pg. 6.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1945 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1868
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of Sheerness Gunnery School
- Senior Officers on the Coast of Ireland
- Vice-Admirals Commanding on the Coast of Ireland (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Royal Naval Reserve Commodores, Second Class