Orrell Bake
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant-Commander Orrell Bake (12 February, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]
Blake was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Cygnet on 5 June, 1914.[2]
Bake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[3]
Bake was appointed in command of the destroyer Leonidas on 19 March, 1918.[4] Upon leaving Leonidas, Bake was appointed in command of the destroyer Rapid on 13 February, 1919.[5]
Bake was appointed to the drill ship President, for service in the Admiralty Compass Department as an Assistant, 1st Class and Establishment Officer, some time before the end of November 1920.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50/237
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143/785
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roy Bacchus |
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet 5 Jun, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Frederick J. Thompson |
| Preceded by Humphrey E. Archer |
Captain of H.M.S. Leonidas 19 Mar, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Rowland Leeds |
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid 13 Feb, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by James C. Colvill |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 1826.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 890.
