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'''Francis Elliott Walters''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''Francis Elliott Walters''', R.N. (23 April, 1871 – 8 October, 1899) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of Colonel Walters of Liverpool. | |||
Walters was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Walters | Walters was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1893.<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref> | ||
He enjoyed three brief T.B.D. commands beginning in August 1898, but he went missing when he was in command of {{UK-2Ardent}} 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.<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref>{{NMI|12 Oct. 1899, p. 6}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Garnet Armstrong|John G. Armstrong]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skate (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skate'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 297}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alan Cameron Bruce|Alan C. Bruce]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Bertram Finch Dawson|Arthur B. F. Dawson]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 43 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 43]]'''<br>15 Apr, 1896<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref> – mid 1896{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Garnet Armstrong|John G. Armstrong]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skate (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skate'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1898<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref>{{NLOct98|p. 297}} – 17 Mar, 1899<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alan Cameron Bruce|Alan C. Bruce]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Edwin Corbett|Godfrey E. Corbett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shark (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shark'']]'''<br>17 Mar, 1899<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref> – 4 Sep, 1899<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Andrew Barkley|William A. Barkley]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ardent (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ardent'']]'''<br>4 Sep, 1899<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref> – Oct, 1899<ref>Walters Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/186.|}} f. 187.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lawrence Hill Richardson|Lawrence H. Richardson]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 7 April 2022
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.[1]
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.[2][3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur B. F. Dawson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 43 15 Apr, 1896[4] – mid 1896[Inference] |
Succeeded by Adolphus H. Williamson |
| Preceded by John G. Armstrong |
Captain of H.M.S. Skate 10 Aug, 1898[5][6] – 17 Mar, 1899[7] |
Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce |
| Preceded by Godfrey E. Corbett |
Captain of H.M.S. Shark 17 Mar, 1899[8] – 4 Sep, 1899[9] |
Succeeded by William A. Barkley |
| Preceded by E. Hyde Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent 4 Sep, 1899[10] – Oct, 1899[11] |
Succeeded by Lawrence H. Richardson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 12 Oct. 1899, p. 6.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 297.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
- ↑ Walters Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/186. f. 187.
