Name: Walton Drake
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Rank & Details: -Commander (commissioned 1889), Acting Naval Commandant (1892), Captain Gayundah.
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After the dismissal of Captain Wright, command of Gayundah passed briefly to Lieutenant Taylor and then to Captain Drake.
Walton Drake was a descendant of Admiral Drake of Spanish Armada fame.
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