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'''Alfred Astley Ellison''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Alfred Astley Ellison''' C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1874 – 25 December, 1932) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Ellison was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 39 June, 1896.<ref>Ellison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 516.</ref>
  
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Ellison was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 25}}
  
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Ellison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Halcyon|f=t}} on 23 January, 1912 and re-appointed several times, including when being promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1914.  He ceased being captain of the ship on 31 August, 1914, but remained in her.<ref>Ellison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 516.</ref>{{TODO|get copy of other service records to resolve other appointments here}}
  
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In 1918, he was found in breach of petrol regulations when using a car while shooting game and informed that this must not continue.<ref>Ellison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 516.</ref>
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Ellison was appointed in command of the {{UK-Commonwealth|f=t}} on 30 September, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 749.</ref>
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Ellison was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 November, 1922 and advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 26 September, 1924.<ref>Ellison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 230.</ref>
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alfred+Astley+Ellison Service Records]
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Revision as of 16:25, 10 March 2018

Rear-Admiral Alfred Astley Ellison C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1874 – 25 December, 1932) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ellison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 39 June, 1896.[1]

Ellison was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1907.[2]

Ellison was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Halcyon on 23 January, 1912 and re-appointed several times, including when being promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914. He ceased being captain of the ship on 31 August, 1914, but remained in her.[3]TODO: get copy of other service records to resolve other appointments here

In 1918, he was found in breach of petrol regulations when using a car while shooting game and informed that this must not continue.[4]

Post-War

Ellison was appointed in command of the battleship Commonwealth on 30 September, 1920.[5]

Ellison was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 November, 1922 and advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 26 September, 1924.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John R. Segrave 		Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon
23 Jan, 1912[7][8] – 31 Aug, 1914[9] 		Succeeded by
George N. Ballard
Preceded by
? 		Senior Naval Officer, Lowestoft
Sep, 1914 – 1 Apr, 1919 		Succeeded by
Wilfrid M. Bruce
Preceded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice 		Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse
1 Apr, 1919[10][11] – 10 May, 1920[12] 		Succeeded by
George H. Borrett
Preceded by
George R. B. Blount 		Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth
30 Sep, 1920[13] – c. Apr, 1922[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alan Dixon 		Captain of H.M.S. Orion
c. Apr, 1922[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Rowland H. Bather 		Captain of H.M.S. Glorious
16 May, 1922[16] – 1 Nov, 1922[17] 		Succeeded by
John E. Cameron
Preceded by
Charles D. Johnson
as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve 		Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport
16 May, 1922[18] – 1 Nov, 1922[19] 		Succeeded by
Rowland H. Bather
as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 25.
  3. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  4. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 749.
  6. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 322a.
  8. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  9. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 698.
  11. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  12. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 749.
  14. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  15. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
  16. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.
  17. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.
  18. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.
  19. ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.

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