Sir Atwell Lake, 9th Baronet explained

Sir Atwell Lake, 9th Baronet
Birth Date:13 February 1891
Birth Place:Greenwich, London
Death Place:Rudgwick, West Sussex
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1904–1945
Rank:Commodore
Commands:Chief of the New Zealand Naval Staff (1942–45)
(1937–39)
(1935–36)
Battles:First World War
Second World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Laterwork:Admiral Atwell Lake (father)

Commodore Sir Atwell Henry Lake, 9th Baronet, (13 February 1891 – 27 November 1972) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and the second Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal New Zealand Navy, serving from June 1942 to July 1945.[1]

Lake was born in 1891. His parents were Admiral Atwell Peregrine Macleod Lake (1842–1915) and Constance Mary Turner. Sir Henry Atwell Lake was his grandfather.[2]

On 30 June 1927, he was promoted from lieutenant commander to commander. On 31 December 1932, he was promoted from commander to captain. He was appointed a Commander of the Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces, and was granted unrestricted permission by the King to wear this award in 1946. In the 1945 New Year Honours, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lists of Commanding Officers NZ Division of the RN/RNZN Fleets. 25 June 2014. Wynd, Michael. The Family History Network.
  2. Lake, Henry Atwell. Vetch. Robert Hamilton . Robert Hamilton Vetch. 31. 415f.