Walter Ellerton

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.

Admiral Walter Ellerton CB
Born	5 August 1870
Died	27 November 1948 (1948-11-28) (aged 78)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Cornwall East Indies Station
Battles / wars	World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

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]