Walter John Challoner Lake

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Walter John Challoner Lake ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

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

On 19 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord.[1]

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

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
15 Jun, 1916[2]
Succeeded by
Francis G. G. Chilton
Preceded by
William D. Paton
Captain of H.M.S. Concord
19 Jan, 1919[3]
Succeeded by
Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan
Preceded by
Percy R. Stevens
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
Oct, 1924[4] – 2 Oct, 1926[5][6]
Succeeded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
30 Jul, 1927[7][8] – Nov, 1928[9]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Day of month taken from Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Day of month taken from Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.