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 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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Roy Bacchus
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet
5 Jun, 1914[7] – Sep, 1915[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Frederick J. Thompson
Preceded by
Humphrey E. Archer
Captain of H.M.S. Leonidas
19 Mar, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Rowland Leeds
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
13 Feb, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
James C. Colvill

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 4.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 300.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 361.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 852.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 1826.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
  9. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 890.