Walter Maurice Ellerton
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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]
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.[2]
Ellerton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 October, 1926, vice Alexander-Sinclair.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 544. 2 February, 1892.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 November, 1921. Issue 42876, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ 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.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Categories:
- 1870 births
- 1948 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1884
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cornwall (1902)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Erin (1913)
- Directors of Training and Staff Duties (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Gibraltar Dockyard
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
