| Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 March 1866 |
| Died | 12 December 1939 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | 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 |
Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker KCB KCVO CBE (16 March 1866 – 12 December 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
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 commanded HMS Berwick in 1908.[2]
He served in World War I as Captain of HMS Hercules, which he commanded at the Battle of Jutland in 1916,[3] 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.[4]
He became Second-in-Command of the Second Battle Squadron in 1919, Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1920[5] and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1921.[6] In 1925 he was made Admiral commanding the Reserves[7] and in 1927 he retired.[8]
He lived at Bayfordbury in Hertfordshire.[9]
In 1920 he married Rosa Agnes Henderson.[10]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Hugh Tothill |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1921–1923 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert Richmond |