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Walker was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 21 March, 1900, vice [[Alexander Plantagenet Hastings|Hastings]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27178/pages/2131 no. 27178. p. 2131.] 30 March, 1900.</ref> On 1 October, 1901, Wake Walker hoisted his flag in the [[H.M.S. Sans Pareil (1887)|''Sans Pareil'']], port guardship at Sheerness, as Second-in-Command of the [[Reserve Squadron (Royal Navy)|Reserve Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 2 October, 1901. Issue '''36575''', col D, pg. 10.</ref> | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 21 March, 1900, vice [[Alexander Plantagenet Hastings|Hastings]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27178/pages/2131 no. 27178. p. 2131.] 30 March, 1900.</ref> On 1 October, 1901, Wake Walker hoisted his flag in the [[H.M.S. Sans Pareil (1887)|''Sans Pareil'']], port guardship at Sheerness, as Second-in-Command of the [[Reserve Squadron (Royal Navy)|Reserve Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 2 October, 1901. Issue '''36575''', col D, pg. 10.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 15 March 2011
Vice-Admiral SIR Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet, C.M.G., Royal Navy (24 September, 1846 – 28 June, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Appointed Captain of H.M.S. Vernon on 1 November, 1899. [1]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 March, 1900, vice Hastings.[2] On 1 October, 1901, Wake Walker hoisted his flag in the Sans Pareil, port guardship at Sheerness, as Second-in-Command of the Reserve Squadron.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27178. p. 2131. 30 March, 1900.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 October, 1901. Issue 36575, col D, pg. 10.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 29 June, 1905. Issue 37746, col F, pg. 5.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Maurice A. Bourke |
Assistant Director of Torpedoes 1895 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Simons |
