Robert Meyrick Ellis
Captain Robert Meyrick Ellis, D.S.O. (29 September, 1901 – 1981) served in the Royal Navy. One of his Service Records spells his middle name as "Mayrick".
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
Life & Career
Ellis was awarded the Goodenough Medal and the Ronald Megaw Memorial Prize. He was also awarded the Henry Leigh Carslake Prize for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the Fleet Air Arm.
Ellis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1922.[1]
Ellis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1930.[2]
Ellis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1934.[3]
Ellis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1938.[4]
World War II
In January 1942, while captain of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Suffolk, Ellis was blamed for the mining of the destroyer Achates.
Ellis was appointed in command of the battleship Queen Elizabeth in 1945.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis J. Wylie |
Captain of H.M.S. Delight 8 Feb, 1935[5] – c. Apr, 1937[6] |
Succeeded by John R. N. Taylor |
| Preceded by Gerald M. B. Langley |
Deputy Director of the Naval Air Division Nov, 1939 – Feb, 1941 |
Succeeded by Edmund W. Anstice |
| Preceded by Edward C. Thornton |
Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk 22 Feb, 1941 – 29 Mar, 1942 |
Succeeded by Ludovic E. Porter |
| Preceded by H. Geoffrey Norman |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 31 Mar, 1945 – 13 Feb, 1946 |
Succeeded by Rupert St. A. Malleson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 229.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 27 July 1937, p. 8.
