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==Great War==
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When ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering &mdash; that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham.  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  p. 236.</ref>
When ''Hercules'' passed the remains of [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering &mdash; that's one of our ships!'"<ref>Quoted in Baynham.  ''Men from the Dreadnoughts''.  p. 236.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 August, 1917, vice [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|Mundy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30248/pages/8703 no. 30248.  p. 8703.]  24 August, 1917.</ref>


On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 6.</ref>
On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 6.</ref>

Revision as of 13:37, 5 April 2011

Admiral SIR Lewis Clinton-Baker, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., Royal Navy (16 March, 1866 – 12 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Early Life & Career

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1890.[1]

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1901.[2]

Lionel Dawson, a naval cadet, later recalled that having taught the cadets how to tie a reef knot, Clinton-Baker explained that that was how he always tied his bootlaces.[3]

Great War

When Hercules passed the remains of H.M.S. Invincible and the crew started cheering (under the impression she was a German wreck), Clinton-Baker is alleged to have "called out from the bridge, 'Stop that cheering — that's one of our ships!'"[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 August, 1917, vice Mundy.[5]

On 24 January, 1918, Clinton-Baker took up the appointment of Rear-Admiral (M.) in command of minelayers at Grangemouth.[6]

Clinton-Baker was appointed Rear-Admiral in the Second Battle Squadron on 1 April, 1919. On 26 May, 1920, he assumed the office of Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard.[7]

Post-War

Clinton-Baker was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 November, 1926, vice Stanley.[8] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1927.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  3. ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Quoted in Baynham. Men from the Dreadnoughts. p. 236.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30248. p. 8703. 24 August, 1917.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 June, 1921. Issue 42742, col F, pg. 19.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 13 December, 1939. Issue 48487, col E, pg. 11.
  • Baynham, Henry (1976). Men from the Dreadnoughts. London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-09-121380-0.

Service Record


Naval Office
Preceded by
Henry Parker 		In Command, H.M.S. Benbow
1916 – 1917 		Succeeded by
Arthur Waistell
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