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Walter John Challoner Lake ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.

On 19 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord.[1]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in July, 1927.[2]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
15 Jun, 1916[3]
Succeeded by
Francis G. G. Chilton
Preceded by
William D. Paton
Captain of H.M.S. Concord
19 Jan, 1919[4]
Succeeded by
Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
Jul, 1927[5]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar

Footnotes

  1. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.