Walter Ellerton

Walter Ellerton
Born 5 August 1870
Died 27 November 1948 (1948-11-28) (aged 78)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Cornwall
East Indies Station
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Companion 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, East Indies Station.

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

Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1921,[1] he was appointed Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty that year,[4] Senior Naval Officer in Gibraltar in 1923[5] and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1925.[6] He retired in 1929.[7]

Family

In 1909 he married Gwendolen Mary Kennard.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  2. World War I Naval Battles
  3. London Gazette
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 1922
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 1924
  6. Whitaker's Almanack 1926
  7. Whitaker's Almanack 1930
  8. The Peerage.com
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Herbert Richmond
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
19251927
Succeeded by
Sir Bertram Thesiger
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