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On 29 September, 1914, Wake took command of [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|H.M.S. ''Jupiter'']].<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 341.</ref>
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Wake was superseded in command of ''Formidable'' on 2 September, 1914.  On 28 September he was appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|H.M.S. ''Jupiter'']]. He paid ''Jupiter'' off on 19 May, 1915, and he was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Juno (1895)|H.M.S. ''Juno'']] and [[Cruiser Force E]] on 24 May.  On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, with the rank of {{Com2RN}}.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 125.</ref>
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Wake was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Juno (1895)|H.M.S. ''Juno'']] on 24 May, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''o-p''.</ref> On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (September, 1917).  p. 8.</ref>
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In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>  On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/6 (Supplement) no. 29886.  p. 6.]  1 January, 1917.</ref>
 
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5553 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5553.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>  On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/6 (Supplement) no. 29886.  p. 6.]  1 January, 1917.</ref>
  
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Wake was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>  On 3 June, 1918, he was knighted and appointed an Additional Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30723/supplements/6531 (Supplement) no. 30723.  p. 6531.]  3 June, 1918.</ref>  On 11 September, Wake succeeded [[James Startin]] as [[Senior Naval Officer, Granton]].
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Wake was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 April, 1917,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30037/pages/3955 no. 30037.  p. 3955.]  27 April, 1917.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30042/pages/4095 no. 30042.  p. 4095.]  1 May, 1917.</ref>
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He was superseded as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, in May, 1918. On 3 June he was knighted and appointed an Additional Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30723/supplements/6531 (Supplement) no. 30723.  p. 6531.]  3 June, 1918.</ref>  On 11 September, Wake replaced the sick [[James Startin]] as [[Senior Naval Officer, Granton]] with the temporary rank of Commodore, Second Class, Royal Naval Reserve.<ref>ADM 196/42.  f. 125.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==

Revision as of 16:40, 29 February 2012

Admiral SIR Drury St. Aubyn Wake, K.C.I.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (16 September, 1863 – 23 September, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Drury St. Aubyn Wake was born on 16 September, 1863, the third son of Captain (later Admiral) Charles Wake.

Wake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]

Wake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[2]

Captain

Wake was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[3]

On 12 January, 1907, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Hawke.[4]

Great War

Wake was superseded in command of Formidable on 2 September, 1914. On 28 September he was appointed Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter. He paid Jupiter off on 19 May, 1915, and he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Juno and Cruiser Force E on 24 May. On 18 October he was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, with the rank of Commodore, Second Class.[5]

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Wake was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[6] On 1 January, 1917, he was appointed a Companion in the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).[7]

Wake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917,[8] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[9]

He was superseded as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, in May, 1918. On 3 June he was knighted and appointed an Additional Knight Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).[10] On 11 September, Wake replaced the sick James Startin as Senior Naval Officer, Granton with the temporary rank of Commodore, Second Class, Royal Naval Reserve.[11]

Post-War

Wake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[12] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on 25 October, 1926.[13]

Wake died suddenly at his home, 78 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, S.W.4. on 23 September, 1935, at the age of seventy-eight.

Wake's widow Edith Rose Mary passed away on 15 February, 1949, aged eighty-six, and was buried at Streatham Cemetary on 21 February.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 December, 1906. Issue 38211, col C, pg. 4.
  5. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 125.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 6. 1 January, 1917.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6531. 3 June, 1918.
  11. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 125.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Drury Wake" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1935. Issue 47177, col A, pg. 9.

Service Records

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