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'''Wilfred Allan Egerton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Wilfrid Allan Egerton''', C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 May, 1881 – 18 July, 1931) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Brompton, London, the son of R. A. Egerton, a surveyor.
  
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 24}}
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1913 and appointed that same day to {{UK-Minotaur}} to serve as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|Jerram]].<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
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==The Great War==
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Egerton transferred from {{UK-Minotaur}} to the {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} on 30 November, 1914.  He was in her until she was torpedoed and lost off Gallipoli on 25 May, 1915.  He was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 5 July, 1915.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
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Egerton was transferred from ''Dreadnought'' to {{UK-Barham|f=p}} as Flag Commander to Rear-Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]] on 17 February, 1916.  Two days later, he was operated on for appendicitis.  Granted some leave and hospitalised once more, he was found fit again on 8 March.  He fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in ''Barham'' and moved with Evan-Thomas to {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 4 June, 1916, retaining his role as Flag Commander and also taking on War Staff duties.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
  
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Egerton married Helen Cunningham on 20 June, 1916 at Brompton Oratory and was transferred back to {{UK-Barham}} on 12 July, 1916 &ndash; to remain in her through the end of the war.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
  
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref> After promotion to Captain, he was appointed the first occupant of the post of Assistant Director of the Naval Staff College at Greenwich.<ref>"Obituary," ''The Times'' (Monday, 20 July 1931), p. 17.</ref>
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 24}}
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He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919.
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Egerton was the primary author of a pamphlet entitled "Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918",<ref>Copy of this pamphlet at {{TNA|ADM 186/238.|}}.</ref> which was published in July, 1919.  It was deemed "an admirable pamphlet &ndash; clear, concise and convincing."<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
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Egerton was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Southampton|f=t}} in October, 1921, and flag captain and chief of staff to Admiral Sir [[Lewis Clinton-Baker]] on the East Indies Station.
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Egerton was appointed in command of the {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=t}} in May, 1928.
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On 7 May, 1930, Egerton was appointed as President of a week-long Court of Enquiry into an explosion that had occurred in {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}.<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106.</ref>
  
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Egerton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Southampton|f=t}} in October, 1921.{{MackieRNW}}
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 May, 1930.  The next year was filled with Senior Officers Tactical and War Courses.  The last of these, a Tactical Course, commenced on 4 May, 1931.
  
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Egerton was appointed in command of the {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=t}} in May, 1928.{{MackieRNW}}
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He died of septic poisoning at his home in Heckfield, Hampshire, on 18 July.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 106. "Obituary," ''The Times'' (Monday, 20 July 1931), p. 17.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 17 November 2023

Rear-Admiral Wilfrid Allan Egerton, C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 May, 1881 – 18 July, 1931) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Brompton, London, the son of R. A. Egerton, a surveyor.

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1902.[1]

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913 and appointed that same day to Minotaur to serve as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Jerram.[2]

The Great War

Egerton transferred from Minotaur to the battleship Triumph on 30 November, 1914. He was in her until she was torpedoed and lost off Gallipoli on 25 May, 1915. He was appointed to Dreadnought on 5 July, 1915.[3]

Egerton was transferred from Dreadnought to H.M.S. Barham as Flag Commander to Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas on 17 February, 1916. Two days later, he was operated on for appendicitis. Granted some leave and hospitalised once more, he was found fit again on 8 March. He fought at the Battle of Jutland in Barham and moved with Evan-Thomas to Queen Elizabeth on 4 June, 1916, retaining his role as Flag Commander and also taking on War Staff duties.[4]

Egerton married Helen Cunningham on 20 June, 1916 at Brompton Oratory and was transferred back to Barham on 12 July, 1916 – to remain in her through the end of the war.[5]

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.[6] After promotion to Captain, he was appointed the first occupant of the post of Assistant Director of the Naval Staff College at Greenwich.[7]

He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919.

Post-War

Egerton was the primary author of a pamphlet entitled "Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918",[8] which was published in July, 1919. It was deemed "an admirable pamphlet – clear, concise and convincing."[9]

Egerton was appointed in command of the light cruiser Southampton in October, 1921, and flag captain and chief of staff to Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker on the East Indies Station.

Egerton was appointed in command of the battleship Queen Elizabeth in May, 1928.

On 7 May, 1930, Egerton was appointed as President of a week-long Court of Enquiry into an explosion that had occurred in H.M.S. Vernon.[10]

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 May, 1930. The next year was filled with Senior Officers Tactical and War Courses. The last of these, a Tactical Course, commenced on 4 May, 1931.

He died of septic poisoning at his home in Heckfield, Hampshire, on 18 July.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lawrence W. Braithwaite 		Captain of H.M.S. Southampton
21 Oct, 1921[12] – Oct, 1923[13] 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
Gerald C. Dickens 		Deputy Director of Plans
15 May, 1924[14] – 9 Mar, 1925[15] 		Succeeded by
Thomas H. Binney
Preceded by
A. Dudley P. R. Pound 		Director of Plans
9 Mar, 1925[16][17] – 23 Jan, 1928[18] 		Succeeded by
Roger M. Bellairs
Preceded by
Thomas N. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
18 May, 1928[19] – 7 May, 1930[20] 		Succeeded by
Robert C. Davenport

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 24.
  2. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  3. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  4. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  5. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  6. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  7. ↑ "Obituary," The Times (Monday, 20 July 1931), p. 17.
  8. ↑ Copy of this pamphlet at The National Archives. ADM 186/238..
  9. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  10. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  11. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106. "Obituary," The Times (Monday, 20 July 1931), p. 17.
  12. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  13. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  14. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  15. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  16. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  17. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  18. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  19. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.
  20. ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 106.

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