Ernest Matson Fall

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Captain R.N.R. (retired) Ernest Matson Fall, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (17 February, 1883 – 21 September, 1955) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He would become a master mariner and captain great liners in the early 1940s.

Life & Career

Fall was born in Oswestry, Shropshire.[1]

Fall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915, having been appointed to the battleship Bellerophon on 8 July. He fought in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 28 July 1917, he was appointed to Gentian for navigation duties.[2]

Fall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]

Fall was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1926.[4]

Fall was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 20 February, 1933.[5]

In late 1948, Fall reported that he was living at Athenaeum Hotel in East London, South Africa and suffering from a heart disability and working as marine surveyor and compass adjuster, having commanded Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in the years 1941-45.

Fall was removed from the Retired List on 29 November, 1954 and died in South Africa on 21 September, 1955.[6]

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Irvine
22 Jan, 1918[7][8] – Jun, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
David Wainwright

Footnotes

  1. Imperial War Museum.
  2. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  3. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  4. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  5. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  6. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  7. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 822.
  9. Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.