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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
 
Coke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27040/pages/84 no. 27040.  p. 84.]  6 January, 1899.</ref>
 
Coke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27040/pages/84 no. 27040.  p. 84.]  6 January, 1899.</ref>
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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 {{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>

Revision as of 17:00, 1 March 2011

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 Captain on 1 January, 1899.[1]

Flag Rank

Coke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 May, 1908, vice King-Hall.[2]

Coke was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 May, 1913, vice Callaghan.[3]

On 3 April, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral, vice Poore.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
  2. London Gazette: no. 28140. p. 3883. 26 May, 1908.
  3. London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
  4. London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.

Bibliography

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

Service Records