Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet

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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

Wake Walker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 4 February, 1886.[1]

Wake Walker was appointed in command of H.M.S. Vernon on 1 November, 1893. [2]

Walker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 March, 1900, vice Hastings.[3] 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.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25557. p. 621. 9 February, 1886.
  2. Blond. Technology and Tradition. p. 167.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27178. p. 2131. 30 March, 1900.
  4. "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


Naval Offices
Preceded by
The Hon. Maurice A. Bourke
Assistant Director of Torpedoes
1895 – 1898
Succeeded by
Ernest A. Simons