| Sir Atwell Lake, 9th Baronet | |
|---|---|
 Lake in 1944 | |
| Born | (1891-02-13)13 February 1891 Greenwich, London |
| Died | 27 November 1972(1972-11-27) (aged 81) Rudgwick, West Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1904–1945 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | Chief of the New Zealand Naval Staff (1942–45) HMS Caledonia (1937–39) HMS Milford (1935–36) |
| Battles / wars | 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) |
| Other work | Admiral Atwell Lake (father) |
Commodore Sir Atwell Henry Lake, 9th Baronet, CB, OBE (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.
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.
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).
References
- Wynd, Michael. "Lists of Commanding Officers NZ Division of the RN/RNZN Fleets". The Family History Network. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1892). "Lake, Henry Atwell" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 415f.
- "No. 33290". The London Gazette. 1 July 1927. p. 4235.
- "No. 33899". The London Gazette. 3 January 1933. p. 48.
- "No. 37505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1946. p. 1441.
- "No. 36866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 3.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEdward Parry | Chief of the New Zealand Naval Staff 1942–1945 |
Succeeded byG.H. Faulkner |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded byArthur Lake | Baronet (of Edmonton) 1924–1972 |
Succeeded byGraham Lake |
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