Summary
Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker KCB KCVO CBE (16 March 1866 – 12 December 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker | |
|---|---|
 Lewis Clinton-Baker | |
| Born | 16 March 1866 |
| Died | 12 December 1939 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1879–1927 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Gibraltar HMS Berwick HMS Hercules HMS Benbow East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
History edit
Clinton-Baker joined the Royal Navy in 1879[1] He took part in the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and went to command HMS Gibraltar during the Second Boer War.[1] He was promoted to Commander on 1 January 1901[2] and commanded HMS Berwick from 1908.[3]
He served in World War I as Captain of HMS Hercules, which he commanded at the Battle of Jutland in 1916,[4] and then as Captain of HMS Benbow from later that year; he then took responsibility for laying a mine barrage across the North Sea[1] from a base at Grangemouth.[5]
He became Second-in-Command of the Second Battle Squadron in 1919, Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1920[6] and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1921.[7] In 1925 he was made Admiral commanding the Reserves[8] and in 1927 he retired.[9]
He lived at Bayfordbury in Hertfordshire.[10]
Family edit
In 1920 he married Rosa Agnes Henderson.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c Visitation of England and Wales
- ^ "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901. p. 82.
- ^ Navy List 1908
- ^ Battle of Jutland – Royal Navy Ships and Commanding Officers
- ^ Royal Navy Flag Officers 1914-1918
- ^ The Times, 9 June 1921
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1923
- ^ Navy Notes, The RUSI Journal, Volume 70, Issue 479 August 1925 , pages 563 – 575
- ^ Navy Notes, The RUSI Journal, Volume 72, Issue 487 August 1927 , pages 651 – 662
- ^ Stories about the Rev. James Fynes, Rector of St Andrews Church 1735-1774
- ^ Clarence 22