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==Flag Rank==
==Flag Rank==
Coke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 May, 1908, vice [[George Fowler King-Hall|King-Hall]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28140/pages/3883 no. 28140.  p. 3883.]  26 May, 1908.</ref>
Coke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 May, 1908, vice [[George Fowler King-Hall|King-Hall]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28140/pages/3883 no. 28140.  p. 3883.]  26 May, 1908.</ref>  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>


On 12 July, 1911, 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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28513/pages/5265 no. 28513.  p. 5265.]  14 July, 1911.</ref>
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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28513/pages/5265 no. 28513.  p. 5265.]  14 July, 1911.</ref>  He 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>
He was superseded on 21 April, 1914, and reappointed on 19 May.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</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> He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30017/pages/3496 no. 30017.  p. 3496.]  13 April, 1917.</ref>
==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.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>  On 3 April 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> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30017/pages/3496 no. 30017.  p. 3496.]  13 April, 1917.</ref>  He was superseded as Commodore of Patrols, Royal Canadian Navy, on 20 July, 1917.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>
 
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, pg. 1.</ref>  Cause of death was broncho pneumonia.<ref>ADM 196/38.  f. 242.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 20:11, 1 March 2012

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 Lieutenant from the Victoria and Albert with seniority of 5 September, 1877.[1]

Coke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1892.[2]

Coke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1899.[3]

Coke was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King dated 1 March, 1907, vice Reynolds.[4]

Flag Rank

Coke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 May, 1908, vice King-Hall.[5] From 29 September to 22 January, 1909, he took the War Course. He was adjudged to be "Slow."[6] In May, 1909, he sought and received permission from the Admiralty to visit Chefoo (now Yantai), China, and returned home on 24 August.[7]

He was appointed Rear-Admiral, Queenstown, on 18 April, 1911.[8] 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.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 May, 1913, vice Callaghan.[10]

He was superseded on 21 April, 1914, and reappointed on 19 May.[11]

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.[12] On 3 April he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Poore[13] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 April.[14] He was superseded as Commodore of Patrols, Royal Canadian Navy, on 20 July, 1917.[15]

He died at Hughenden, Exmouth, on 23 February, 1945, aged ninety-one. He was interred at Littleham, Exmouth, on 27 February.[16] Cause of death was broncho pneumonia.[17]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 24501. p. 5151. 7 September, 1877.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26309. p. 4187. 22 July, 1892.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28004. p. 1832. 15 March, 1907.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28140. p. 3883. 26 May, 1908.
  6. ↑ ADM 203/99. f. 31.
  7. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  8. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28513. p. 5265. 14 July, 1911.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
  11. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  12. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
  14. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
  15. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  16. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 26 February, 1945. Issue 50077, col A, pg. 1.
  17. ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 242.

Bibliography

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

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir Alfred W. Paget 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1911 – 1914 		Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Vice-Admiral Commanding on the Coast of Ireland
1914 – 1915 		Succeeded by
Sir Lewis Bayly
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