Stanley Venn Ellis
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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.
See Also
Bibliography
- "Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 10 June, 1916. Issue 41190, col D, pg. 8.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Basil E. Reinold |
Captain of H.M.S. Foam 24 Mar, 1902[3][4] |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Parker |
Preceded by Douglas E. R. Brownrigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Stag 1 Nov, 1902[5] |
Succeeded by Harold V. Dundas |
Preceded by Lockhart Leith |
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 3 Jan, 1905[6] – 1 Jan, 1906 |
Succeeded by George P. Leith |
Preceded by Bernard J. H. Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 1 Jan, 1906 – 28 May, 1906 |
Succeeded by Walter L. Allen |
Preceded by George P. Leith |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 28 May, 1906[7][8] – 10 Sep, 1909[Inference] |
Succeeded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Preceded by Eustace La T. Leatham |
Captain of H.M.S. Defence 15 Jan, 1916[9][10] – 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 March 1902. (36707), p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 299.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 18, 1906; pg. 12; Issue 38023.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 348.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from his superseded predecessor. Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.