Herbert Masterman Ellis

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Commander Herbert Masterman Ellis, O.B.E., R.N., Retired (5 June, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ellis was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 15 February, 1912.[1]

Ellis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1914.

Ellis was appointed in command of the destroyer Savage on 9 September, 1918.[2]

Post-War

Ellis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1922.

Ellis was removed from the list of officers for non-report on 8 May 1933, but in 1935 his name was restored with his seniority intact.

Ellis was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 5 June, 1931.

World War II

Reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 25 June, 1943.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John M. Henderson
Captain of H.M.S. Savage
9 Sep, 1918[3] – 29 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
John Fawcett
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus
15 Aug, 1922[4] – 26 Mar, 1923
Succeeded by
Percy R. P. Percival
Preceded by
Alexander L. Fletcher
Captain of H.M.S. Sesame
26 Mar, 1923 – 15 Jul, 1923
Succeeded by
Harold O. Joyce

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 24.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 818.