Albert Sigismund Elwell-Sutton

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Lieutenant-Commander Albert Sigismund Elwell-Sutton (19 June, 1878 – ) was born Albert Siegmund Susmann served in the Royal Navy. He changed his name some August around 1911.

Life & Career

Susmann was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1898.[1]

Susmann was appointed to Powerful on 17 December, 1907 to provide gunnery services and as Inspector of Warlike Stores for the Naval Establishments of Sydney.[2]

He was appointed to Euryalus on 15 October, 1912.[3]

He qualified as an Interpreter in French.

Susmann was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1906.[4]

He was appointed to Triumph as gunnery officer on 28 August, 1913.[5]

Susmann was appointed as acting Commander to Tamar, receiving ship at Hong Kong on 30 November, 1914.[6]

Elwell-Sutton ceded command of the sweeping sloop Sir Bevis and was placed on the Retired List on 8 August, 1919.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmund D. M. Robertson
Captain of H.M.S. Riviera
19 Aug, 1915[7]
Succeeded by
Charles W. Trousdale
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Caddisfly
Nov, 1916[8]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 65.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1908). pp. 357-8.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 309.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 70c.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 386.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 384.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401w.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392.