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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] S<small>IR</small> '''Charles Henry Coke''', K.C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired ([[2 November]], [[1854]] &ndash; [[23 February]], [[1945]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:Coke, NPG x166650.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir Charles H. Coke, 1917.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
  
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Charles Henry Coke''', K.C.V.O., R.N. (2 November, 1854 &ndash; 23 February, 1945) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Early Life & Career==
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Coke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 5 September, 1877.{{Gaz|24501|5151|7 September, 1877}}
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Coke was appointed to command the training brig ''Pilot'' on 30 August, 1889.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 August, 1889.  Issue '''32792''', col B, p. 7.</ref>
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Coke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1892.{{Gaz|26309|4187|22 July, 1892}}
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Coke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1899.{{Gaz|27040|84|6 January, 1899}}
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He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 14 January, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 December, 1904.  Issue '''37592''', col F, p. 10.</ref>
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Coke was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King dated 1 March, 1907, vice [[Harry Campbell Reynolds|Reynolds]].{{Gaz|28004|1832|15 March, 1907}}
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==Flag Rank==
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Coke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 May, 1908, vice [[George Fowler King-Hall|King-Hall]].{{Gaz|28140|3883|26 May, 1908}}  From 29 September to 22 January, 1909, he took the [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]].  He was adjudged to be "Slow."<ref>ADM 203/99.  f. 31.</ref>  In May, 1909, he sought and received permission from the Admiralty to visit Chefoo (now Yantai), China, and returned home on 24 August.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>
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He was appointed [[Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland|Rear-Admiral, Queenstown]], on 18 April, 1911.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>  On 12 July, on the occasion of King George V's visit to Dublin, Coke was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) and knighted.{{Gaz|28513|5265|14 July, 1911}}  He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 17 May, 1913, vice [[George Astley Callaghan|Callaghan]].{{Gaz|28722|3753|27 May, 1913}}
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He was superseded on 21 April, 1914, and reappointed on 19 May.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Coke gave up command on the Coast of Ireland on 22 July, 1915.  On 12 February, 1917, he was granted a temporary commission as Captain, Royal Naval Reserve, and was appointed to H.M.C.S. ''Niobe'' for service under the Canadian Naval Board, as Commodore, Second Class, in command of the Newfoundland Patrol Service.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>  On 3 April he was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}}, vice [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Poore]]{{Gaz|30012|3404|10 April, 1917}} and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 April.{{Gaz|30017|3496|13 April, 1917}}  He was superseded as Commodore of Patrols, Royal Canadian Navy, on 20 July, 1917.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>  In a letter to the Commander-in-Chief on [[North America and West Indies Station]], [[Montague Edward Browning|Sir Montague E. Browning]], the First Sea Lord, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], noted, "I am sorry he was not up to the job, but he is of course aging rapidly."<ref>Jellicoe to Browning.  Copy of letter of 7 July, 1917.  Jellicoe Papers.  British Library.  Add MS 49036.  f. 36.</ref>
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He died at Hughenden, Exmouth, on 23 February, 1945, aged ninety-one.  He was interred at Littleham, Exmouth, on 27 February.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 26 February, 1945.  Issue '''50077''', col A, p. 1.</ref>  Cause of death was broncho pneumonia.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
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*"Admiral Sir Charles Coke" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 26 February, 1945.  Issue '''50077''', col E, p. 6.
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==Service Records==
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115287}}
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}}
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7589993}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Arthur A. C. Galloway]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Terpsichore (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Terpsichore'']]'''<br>7 Feb, 1901<ref>Coke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}} f. 242.</ref> &ndash; 25 Apr, 1904<ref>Coke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}} f. 242.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Bernard Currey|Bernard Currey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cornwallis'']]'''<br>14 Jan, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 297}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 December, 1904.  Issue '''37592''', col F, p. 10.</ref> &ndash; 14 Jan, 1907<ref>Coke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}} f. 242.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Lowther Grant|W. Lowther Grant]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Wyndham Paget|Sir Alfred W. Paget]]'''|'''[[Coast of Ireland|Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland]]'''<br>18 Apr, 1911<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 29 March, 1911.  Issue '''39545''', col E, p. 6.</ref> &ndash; 21 Apr, 1914<ref>Coke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}} f. 242.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Robert H. S. Stokes]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 6 April 2022

Admiral Sir Charles H. Coke, 1917.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Charles Henry Coke, K.C.V.O., R.N. (2 November, 1854 – 23 February, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Coke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Victoria and Albert with seniority of 5 September, 1877.[1]

Coke was appointed to command the training brig Pilot on 30 August, 1889.[2]

Coke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1892.[3]

Coke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 14 January, 1905.[5]

Coke was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King dated 1 March, 1907, vice Reynolds.[6]

Flag Rank

Coke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 May, 1908, vice King-Hall.[7] From 29 September to 22 January, 1909, he took the War Course. He was adjudged to be "Slow."[8] In May, 1909, he sought and received permission from the Admiralty to visit Chefoo (now Yantai), China, and returned home on 24 August.[9]

He was appointed Rear-Admiral, Queenstown, on 18 April, 1911.[10] On 12 July, on the occasion of King George V's visit to Dublin, Coke was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) and knighted.[11] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 May, 1913, vice Callaghan.[12]

He was superseded on 21 April, 1914, and reappointed on 19 May.[13]

Great War

Coke gave up command on the Coast of Ireland on 22 July, 1915. On 12 February, 1917, he was granted a temporary commission as Captain, Royal Naval Reserve, and was appointed to H.M.C.S. Niobe for service under the Canadian Naval Board, as Commodore, Second Class, in command of the Newfoundland Patrol Service.[14] On 3 April he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Poore[15] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 April.[16] He was superseded as Commodore of Patrols, Royal Canadian Navy, on 20 July, 1917.[17] In a letter to the Commander-in-Chief on North America and West Indies Station, Sir Montague E. Browning, the First Sea Lord, Sir John R. Jellicoe, noted, "I am sorry he was not up to the job, but he is of course aging rapidly."[18]

He died at Hughenden, Exmouth, on 23 February, 1945, aged ninety-one. He was interred at Littleham, Exmouth, on 27 February.[19] Cause of death was broncho pneumonia.[20]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Charles Coke" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 26 February, 1945. Issue 50077, col E, p. 6.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Andrew W. Rogers 		Captain of H.M.S. Pilot
30 Aug, 1889[21] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. Savory
Preceded by
Robert S. Lowry 		Captain of H.M.S. Ganges
16 Jul, 1896[22] 		Succeeded by
Walter V. Anson
Preceded by
George A. Primrose 		Captain of H.M.S. Talbot
10 Jul, 1900[23] 		Succeeded by
Frederick G. Stopford
Preceded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway 		Captain of H.M.S. Terpsichore
7 Feb, 1901[24] – 25 Apr, 1904[25] 		Succeeded by
Bernard Currey
Preceded by
William B. Fisher 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwallis
14 Jan, 1905[26][27] – 14 Jan, 1907[28] 		Succeeded by
W. Lowther Grant
Preceded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway 		In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School
14 Jan, 1907[29] 		Succeeded by
the Chatham Gunnery School
Preceded by
Sir Alfred W. Paget 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
18 Apr, 1911[30] – 21 Apr, 1914[31] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
19 May, 1914[32] – 20 Jul, 1915[33] 		Succeeded by
Sir Lewis Bayly

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24501. p. 5151. 7 September, 1877.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 31 August, 1889. Issue 32792, col B, p. 7.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 31 December, 1904. Issue 37592, col F, p. 10.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28004. p. 1832. 15 March, 1907.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28140. p. 3883. 26 May, 1908.
  8. ↑ ADM 203/99. f. 31.
  9. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  10. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28513. p. 5265. 14 July, 1911.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
  13. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  14. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
  17. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  18. ↑ Jellicoe to Browning. Copy of letter of 7 July, 1917. Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49036. f. 36.
  19. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 26 February, 1945. Issue 50077, col A, p. 1.
  20. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 244.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 252.
  23. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
  24. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  25. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 297.
  27. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 31 December, 1904. Issue 37592, col F, p. 10.
  28. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  29. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 December, 1906. Issue 38216, col C, p. 7.
  30. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 March, 1911. Issue 39545, col E, p. 6.
  31. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 3.
  33. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.

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