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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
On 23 July, 1890, Lake was appointed to assist Vice-Admiral [[George Tryon|Sir George Tryon]] during the annual manœuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 18 July, 1890. Issue '''33067''', col C, pg. 5.</ref> | On 23 July, 1890, Lake was appointed to assist Vice-Admiral [[George Tryon|Sir George Tryon]] during the annual manœuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 18 July, 1890. Issue '''33067''', col C, pg. 5.</ref> This was described by the Naval correspondent of ''The Times'' as "the first time, I believe, in the history of the British Navy, a Chief of the Staff has been appointed to assist the British Admiral in the discharge of his arduous and multifarious duties."<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 20 August, 1890. Issue '''33095''', col A, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Admiral Atwell Peregrine Macleod Lake, Royal Navy, Retired (11 April, 1842 – 27 August, 1915) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 23 July, 1890, Lake was appointed to assist Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon during the annual manœuvres.[1] This was described by the Naval correspondent of The Times as "the first time, I believe, in the history of the British Navy, a Chief of the Staff has been appointed to assist the British Admiral in the discharge of his arduous and multifarious duties."[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Lake" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 28 August, 1915. Issue 40945, col B, pg. 9.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
Categories:
- 1842 births
- 1915 deaths
- Personalities
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Orlando (1886)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Nelson (1876)
- Captains of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Black Prince (1861)
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria
- Senior Officers on the Coast of Ireland
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
