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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''William Henry Baker Baker''', O.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1862 – 7 August, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''William Henry Baker Baker''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|O.B.E.m}}, R.N., Retired (7 December, 1862 – 7 August, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865.  p. 3443.]  22 June, 1897.</ref>
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Baker-Baker was born in Pittington, Durham.
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He came thirty-first in order of merit out of forty-two candidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 4 December, 1875.  Issue '''28490''', col A, p. 6.</ref>
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Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1886.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25545/pages/7 no. 25545.  p. 7.]  1 January, 1886.</ref>
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Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865.  p. 3443.]  22 June, 1897.</ref>
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27572/pages/4187 no. 27572.  p. 4187.]  3 July, 1903.</ref>
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Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27572/pages/4187 no. 27572.  p. 4187.]  3 July, 1903.</ref>
  
Baker Baker was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December, 1913.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28780/pages/9083 no. 28780.  p. 9083.] 9 December, 1913.</ref>  He was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 4 June, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 296}}
  
==Footnotes==
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==Flag Rank==
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Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 June, 1913, vice [[George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|Warrender]], and in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28780/pages/9083 no. 28780.  p. 9083.]  9 December, 1913.</ref>  He was advanced to {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>  and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719.  p. 4474.]  13 June, 1922.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral Baker Baker" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 August, 1932.  Issue '''46207''', col D, pg. 12.
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*"Admiral Baker Baker" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 August, 1932.  Issue '''46207''', col D, p. 12.
 
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==Service Record==
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==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917536&queryType=1&resultcount=15 ADM 196/42.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590643}}
 
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[[Category:1862 births|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Preedy|Henry Preedy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Medusa (1888)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Medusa'']]'''<br>10 Apr, 1902<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref> &ndash; 30 Jun, 1903<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]]'''}}
[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1876|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis George Kirby|Frank G. Kirby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ramillies (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ramillies'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1904|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Pigot Williams|Hugh P. Williams]]'''}}
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Medusa (1888)|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernard Currey|Bernard Currey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Terpsichore (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Terpsichore'']]'''<br>20 Sep, 1904<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref> &ndash; 9 Nov, 1906<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond John Warre Slade|Edmond J. W. Slade]]'''}}
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Terpsichore (1890)|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|A. Gordon H. W. Moore]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Station|Flag Captain, Portsmouth Station]]'''<br>12 Aug, 1907<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref> &ndash; 23 Mar, 1908<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Lowther Grant|W. Lowther Grant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cornwallis'']]'''<br>4 Jun, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 296}}<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref> &ndash; 8 Aug, 1910<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Hamilton Anstruther|Robert H. Anstruther]]'''}}
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|Evelyn R. Le Marchant]]'''|'''[[Coast Guard Service|Captain-in-Charge of the Southern Coast Guard District]]'''<br>5 Jan, 1911<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref> &ndash; 30 Apr, 1913<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Scott Luard|John S. Luard]]'''}}
[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Baker Baker]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|Hugh H. D. Tothill]]'''|'''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves]]'''<br>31 Dec, 1914<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Howard Colomb|Philip H. Colomb]]'''}}
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Revision as of 06:18, 2 April 2020

Admiral William Henry Baker Baker, O.B.E., R.N., Retired (7 December, 1862 – 7 August, 1932) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Baker-Baker was born in Pittington, Durham.

He came thirty-first in order of merit out of forty-two candidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships.[1]

Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1886.[2]

Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[3]

Captain

Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 4 June, 1908.[5]

Flag Rank

Baker Baker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 June, 1913, vice Warrender, and in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 December.[6] He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918,[7] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[8]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Baker Baker" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 9 August, 1932. Issue 46207, col D, p. 12.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry Preedy
Captain of H.M.S. Medusa
10 Apr, 1902[9] – 30 Jun, 1903[10]
Succeeded by
Francis W. Kennedy
Preceded by
Frank G. Kirby
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
18 Jul, 1904
Succeeded by
Hugh P. Williams
Preceded by
Bernard Currey
Captain of H.M.S. Terpsichore
20 Sep, 1904[11] – 9 Nov, 1906[12]
Succeeded by
Edmond J. W. Slade
Preceded by
A. Gordon H. W. Moore
Flag Captain, Portsmouth Station
12 Aug, 1907[13] – 23 Mar, 1908[14]
Succeeded by
E. Hyde Parker
Preceded by
W. Lowther Grant
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwallis
4 Jun, 1908[15][16] – 8 Aug, 1910[17]
Succeeded by
Robert H. Anstruther
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Captain-in-Charge of the Southern Coast Guard District
5 Jan, 1911[18] – 30 Apr, 1913[19]
Succeeded by
John S. Luard
Preceded by
Hugh H. D. Tothill
Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
31 Dec, 1914[20]
Succeeded by
Philip H. Colomb
 

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 December, 1875. Issue 28490, col A, p. 6.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 296.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28780. p. 9083. 9 December, 1913.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
  9. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  10. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  11. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  12. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  13. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  14. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 296.
  16. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  17. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  18. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  19. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  20. Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.