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Fall was born in Oswestry, Shropshire.<ref>[https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7697295 Imperial War Museum.]</ref> | |||
Fall was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915, having been appointed to the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on 8 July. He fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 28 July 1917, he was appointed to {{UK-Gentian}} for navigation duties.<ref>Fall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/33.}} f. 33.</ref> | Fall was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915, having been appointed to the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on 8 July. He fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 28 July 1917, he was appointed to {{UK-Gentian}} for navigation duties.<ref>Fall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/33.}} f. 33.</ref> | ||
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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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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Irvine 22 Jan, 1918[7] – mid 1919 |
Succeeded by David Wainwright |
Footnotes
- ↑ Imperial War Museum.
- ↑ Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
- ↑ Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
- ↑ Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
- ↑ Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
- ↑ Fall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/33. f. 33.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 822.
