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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Cecil Hardy|George C. Hardy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Arthur'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1914 – 23 Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Cecil Hardy|George C. Hardy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Arthur'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1914 – 23 Nov, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 26 September 2017
Commander Ernest Orford Ballantyne (21 February, 1876 – 13 January, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ballantyne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 June, 1898.
Ballantyne was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.
Ballatyne studied Italian in early 1914, and his appointments in command of Royal Arthur and Viknor had him as acting interpreter in that language.
Ballantyne was killed when Viknor disappeared on 13 January 1915, presumably mined or lost to a storm.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. Shirley |
Captain of H.M.S. Surly 16 Jul, 1901 – 20 Aug, 1901 |
Succeeded by William G. A. Kennedy |
| Preceded by George C. Hardy |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Arthur 1 Jul, 1914 – 23 Nov, 1914 |
Succeeded by Adolphus H. Williamson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Viknor 12 Nov, 1914[2] – 13 Jan, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 31, 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401v.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 13.
