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'''Walter John Challoner Lake''' ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Walter John Challoner Lake''' (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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[[Frank Finnis]] was his father-in-law.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
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Lake was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1899.
  
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On 19 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Concord|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 763}}
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Lake was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{NLJun14|p. 47}}
  
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} in July, 1927.{{MackieRNW}}
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On 5 December, 1913, Lake was appointed as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding Second and Third Fleets [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Burney]] in {{UK-LordNelson|f=p}}, and for War Staff Duties.{{NLJun14|p. 341}}
  
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Lake was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
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==Post-War==
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On 19 January, 1919, Lake was appointed in command of the {{UK-Concord|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 763}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} in July, 1927.
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Lake was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 17 May, 1929 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.
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Lake was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.
  
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Revision as of 10:27, 3 February 2018

Vice-Admiral (retired) Walter John Challoner Lake (20 August, 1878 – 6 September, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Frank Finnis was his father-in-law.

Life & Career

Lake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1899.

Lake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[1]

On 5 December, 1913, Lake was appointed as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Commanding Second and Third Fleets Burney in H.M.S. Lord Nelson, and for War Staff Duties.[2]

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

Post-War

On 19 January, 1919, Lake was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord.[3]

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

Lake was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 May, 1929 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.

Lake was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Roger J. B. Keyes 		Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly
21 Jul, 1903[4] 		Succeeded by
Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt
Preceded by
Archibald Cochrane 		Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
15 Jun, 1916[5] – Jan, 1918 		Succeeded by
Francis G. G. Chilton
Preceded by
William D. Paton 		Captain of H.M.S. Concord
19 Jan, 1919[6] 		Succeeded by
Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan
Preceded by
Percy R. Stevens 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
1 Oct, 1924[7] – 2 Oct, 1926[8][9] 		Succeeded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
30 Jul, 1927[10][11] – Nov, 1928[12] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 47.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 341.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  4. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 244.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ Day of month taken from Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Day of month taken from Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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