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[[Category:1870 births|Ellerton]]
 
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Revision as of 13:53, 17 July 2012

Admiral Walter Maurice Ellerton, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (5 August, 1870 – 27 November, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 28 January, 1892, Ellerton was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 May, 1890.[1]

Ellerton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1910.[3]

Great War

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 4 June, 1917.[4]

Post-War

On 1 January, 1919, Ellerton assumed the position of Director of Training and Staff Duties on the Naval Staff. He was succeeded on 1 January, 1921, by Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard.[5] On 2 July he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Gurner.[6]

Ellerton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 October, 1926, vice Alexander-Sinclair.[7]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 543. 2 February, 1892.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 4. 2 January, 1911.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5454. 4 June, 1917.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 November, 1921. Issue 42876, col D, pg. 4.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5487. 8 July, 1921.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33209. p. 6440. 8 October, 1926.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral W. M. Ellerton" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 30 November, 1948. Issue 51242, col E, pg. 7.

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