Walter John Challoner Lake
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] |
Succeeded by Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Tomlinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Lionel J. G. Anderson |
| Preceded by Archibald Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel 15 Jun, 1916[5] – Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
| Preceded by William D. Paton |
Captain of H.M.S. Concord 19 Jan, 1919[6] |
Succeeded by Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan |
| Preceded by Humphrey H. Smith |
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1 Oct, 1922 – 1 Oct, 1924 |
Succeeded by George T. C. P. Swabey |
| Preceded by Percy R. Stevens |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins 1 Oct, 1924[7] – 2 Oct, 1926[8][9] |
Succeeded by Lawrence W. Braithwaite |
| Preceded by Gordon Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 30 Jul, 1927[10][11] – Nov, 1928[12] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. B. Dewar |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 244.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
