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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==
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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, pg. 6.</ref>
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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>''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 {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1886.{{Gaz|25545|7|1 January, 1886}}
  
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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 promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.{{Gaz|26865|3443|22 June, 1897}}
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
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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.{{Gaz|27572|4187|3 July, 1903}}
  
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He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)|''Cornwallis'']] on 4 June, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 296.</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}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==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>''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>''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>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32719/supplements/4474 (Supplement) no. 32719.  p. 4474.]  13 June, 1922.</ref>
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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.{{Gaz|28780|9083|9 December, 1913}} He was advanced to {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918,{{Gaz|30887|10549|6 September, 1918}} and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.{{GazSup|32719|4474|13 June, 1922}}
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==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 Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556795&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/88.]
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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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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906120&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/20.]
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 6 April 2022

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

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[11] 		Succeeded by
Hugh P. Williams
Preceded by
Bernard Currey 		Captain of H.M.S. Terpsichore
20 Sep, 1904[12] – 9 Nov, 1906[13] 		Succeeded by
Edmond J. W. Slade
Preceded by
A. Gordon H. W. Moore 		Flag Captain, Portsmouth Station
12 Aug, 1907[14] – 23 Mar, 1908[15] 		Succeeded by
E. Hyde Parker
Preceded by
W. Lowther Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwallis
4 Jun, 1908[16][17] – 8 Aug, 1910[18] 		Succeeded by
Robert H. Anstruther
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant 		Captain-in-Charge of the Southern Coast Guard District
5 Jan, 1911[19] – 30 Apr, 1913[20] 		Succeeded by
John S. Luard
Preceded by
Hugh H. D. Tothill 		Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
31 Dec, 1914[21] 		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. ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  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. ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 296.
  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.
  21. ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.

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