Walter Ellerton
Born5 August 1870
Died27 November 1948 (1948-11-28) (aged 78)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Cornwall
East Indies Station
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Walter Maurice Ellerton CB (5 August 1870 – 27 November 1948) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station.

Naval career

Educated at Sherborne, Ellerton joined the Royal Navy in 1884.[1][2] He served in World War I and, as captain of HMS Cornwall, took part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914.[3] He was commended for his service in Gallipoli in 1915.[4]

Promoted to rear admiral in 1921,[2] he was appointed director of training and staff duties at the Admiralty that year,[5] senior naval officer in Gibraltar in 1923[6] and commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station in 1925.[7] He was promoted to vice admiral on 4 October 1926,[8] and retired with the rank of admiral in 1929.[9]

Family

In 1909 Ellerton married Gwendolen Mary Kennard.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ^ World War I Naval Battles
  4. ^ "London Gazette". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1922
  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1924
  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1926
  8. ^ "No. 33209". The London Gazette. 8 October 1926. p. 6440.
  9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1930
  10. ^ The Peerage.com

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Military offices Preceded bySir Herbert Richmond Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1925–1927 Succeeded bySir Bertram Thesiger
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