| 词条 | Wion de Malpas Egerton |
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|name= Wion de Malpas Egerton |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1879|04|16}} |death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1943|12|01|1879|04|16}} |birth_place= |death_place= at sea |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears= |rank= Vice-Admiral |unit= |commands= |battles= |awards= Distinguished Service Order |relations= |laterwork= }} Vice-Admiral Wion de Malpas Egerton, DSO (16 April 1879 – 1 January 1943) was a British Royal Navy officer from the Egerton family, who served in World War I and was Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining from 1921 to 1922. BackgroundEgerton was born in the Punjab in 1879, the son of Indian Army officer (later Field Marshal) Sir Charles Egerton (1848–1921) by his wife Anna Wellwood. His grandfather was Major-General Caledon Egerton (1814–1874), a son of the ninth baronet of the Grey Egerton branch of the aristocratic Egerton family. Naval careerEgerton joined the Royal Navy in the 1890s,[1] and was promoted to lieutenant on 15 April 1900. In July and August 1902 he had a temporary posting to the HMS Royal Sovereign,[2] flag ship to Sir Charles Frederick Hotham, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, during the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[3] The following month he was posted to the torpedo school ship HMS Vernon, to qualify as torpedo lieutenant.[4] He was mentioned in despatches during the First World War, and in 1917 was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, being promoted to captain on 30 June that year. From January 1921 until December 1922 he was Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining. He was an Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V in 1928, and was promoted to flag rank as rear-admiral on 11 June 1928. He retired on 4 January 1933, with the rank of vice-admiral, however he re-enlisting during the Second World War and was made Commodore of Convoys of the Royal Naval Reserve from May 1942. Egerton was killed on 1 January 1943, while on board a ship that was torpedoed during World War II. FamilyEgerton married in 1913 Anita David, only daughter of Major Albert Rudolph David.[5] She died in 1972. They had three children:
References1. ^nationalarchives.gov.uk {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=?}}{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining|years=1921–22}}{{s-aft|after=Captain Henry Dalrymple Bridges}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, Wion de Malpas}}2. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=22 July 1902 |page_number=11 |issue=36826| }} 3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Coronation - Naval Review |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=13 August 1902 |page_number=4 |issue=36845| }} 4. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=9 September 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36868| }} 5. ^thepeerage.com 3 : 1879 births|1943 deaths|Royal Navy admirals |
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