| Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker |
| Nationality |
British |
| Rank |
Admiral (Third Sea Lord, Controller of the Navy) |
| Born |
24 March 1888 |
| Died |
24 September 1945 |
| Career |
| 1904 |
Naval Cadet |
| June 1920 |
Commander |
| Until 1925 |
Royal Navy Staff College, Greenwich, Operations and Tactical Divisions of the Admiralty Naval Staff |
| 31 Dec. 1927 |
Captain |
| 1928 - 1930 |
Commander of Castor |
| Until 1932 |
Admiralty, Deputy Director of the Training and Staff Duties Divisions of the Naval Staff |
| 1932 - 1935 |
Captain of Dragon |
| 1935 - 1937 |
Admiralty, Torpedo and Mine Section |
| 1938 |
Captain of Revenge |
| 10 Jan. 1939 |
Rear Admiral |
| 1939 |
Flag Officer rank |
| May - June 1940 |
Channel Dunkerque operation "Dynamo" loss of the flagship-flotilla leader Keith |
| 1940 - 1941 |
Cruiser Squadron Chief |
| May 1941 |
Action against Bismarck (flagship Norfolk) |
| Aug. - Sept. 1941 |
Polar Sea service among others, securing of the first experimental escort convoy "Dervish" |
| 1942 |
Vice-Admiral |
| 1942 - 1945 |
Controller of the Navy |
| 1945 |
Admiral Commands include Good Hope, Invincible, Cochrane, Ramillies, Royal Oak |
