| 词条 | Walter Ellerton |
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| name = Walter Ellerton | image = | caption = | birth_date =5 August 1870 | death_date ={{death-date and age|27 November 1948|5 August 1870}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = | rank = Admiral | unit = | commands = HMS Cornwall East Indies Station | battles = World War I | awards = Companion of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }} 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. Naval careerEducated 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, East Indies Station in 1925.[7] He retired in 1929.[8] FamilyIn 1909 he married Gwendolen Mary Kennard.[9] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://oldshirburnian.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Sherborne-Register-Fourth-Edition-1550-1950-word-resized.pdf|title=The Sherborne Register 1550-1950|publisher=Old Shirbirnian Society|accessdate=16 February 2019}} 2. ^1 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945 3. ^World War I Naval Battles 4. ^London Gazette 5. ^Whitaker's Almanack 1922 6. ^Whitaker's Almanack 1924 7. ^Whitaker's Almanack 1926 8. ^Whitaker's Almanack 1930 9. ^The Peerage.com External links
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