Orrell Bake
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Lieutenant-Commander Orrell Bake (12 February, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[1]
Bake was appointed in command of the destroyer Leonidas on 19 March, 1918.[2] Upon leaving Leonidas, Bake was appointed in command of the destroyer Rapid on 13 February, 1919.[3]
Bake was appointed to the drill ship President, for service in the Compass Department as Assistant, 1st Class and Establishment Officer, some time before the end of November 1920.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50/237
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143/785
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald W. Grubb |
Captain of H.M.S. Leonidas 19 Mar, 1918[5] – 13 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Thornton |
| Preceded by Rowland Leeds |
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid 13 Feb, 1919[6] – 17 Sep, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by James C. Colvill |
Footnotes
- ↑ 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. (February, 1919). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
