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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]]. | ||
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| + | Wake was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> | ||
Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922. | Promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922. | ||
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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
Wake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1897.[1]
Promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.
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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Drury Wake" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1935. Issue 47177, col A, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
