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Revision as of 13:54, 2 March 2015
Captain Stanley Venn Ellis, Royal Navy (18 August, 1875 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Stanley Venn Ellis was the eldest son of the Reverend Henry Venn Ellis, rector of Alderton, Woodbridge, Surrey.[1]
Ellis married Kathleen Emily Beaven on 23 August, 1900 in the Cathedral at Victoria, British Columbia.
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1909.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1916.
That same month, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Defence, a ship that would end him a half-year later when riven by fire at the Battle of Jutland.
Bibliography
- "Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 10 June, 1916. Issue 41190, col D, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
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| Preceded by Eustace La T. Leatham |
Captain of H.M.S. Defence 15 Jan, 1916[3][4] – 31 May, 1916 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Killed in Action" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 10 June, 1916. Issue 41190, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from his superseded predecessor. Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
