Francis Elliott Walters

Lieutenant Francis Elliott Walters, R.N. (23 April, 1871 – 8 October, 1899) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Colonel Walters of Liverpool.

Walters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1893.

He enjoyed three brief T.B.D. commands beginning in August 1898, but he went missing when he was in command of Ardent along with an Engineer named A. Baker on 8 October 1899. They had departed Ardent in a boat and a squall had kicked up. Some time later, the boat they had been in was found on a shore, but the men were never located. The Admiralty presumed their boat had capsized and that they had died.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Arthur B. F. Dawson	Captain of H.M. T.B. 43 15 Apr, 1896 – mid 1896[Inference]	Succeeded by Adolphus H. Williamson
Preceded by John G. Armstrong	Captain of H.M.S. Skate 10 Aug, 1898 – 17 Mar, 1899	Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by Godfrey E. Corbett	Captain of H.M.S. Shark 17 Mar, 1899 – 4 Sep, 1899	Succeeded by William A. Barkley
Preceded by E. Hyde Parker	Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 4 Sep, 1899 – Oct, 1899	Succeeded by Lawrence H. Richardson