William Fortescue Sells
Vice-Admiral William Fortescue Sells, C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy, Retired (19 January, 1881 – 31 March, 1966) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 27 March, 1917 Sells was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George "in recognition of his services during the war as Naval Attaché to His Majesty's Legation at Athens".[1]
Sells was appointed in command of the depot ship Sandhurst on 15 March, 1919.[2]
He commanded Emperor of India from 1928 until mid-1929.[3]
Sells was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 April, 1930, vice Grace, and was placed on the Retired List on 2 April.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1935.[5]
His wife, Alice Augusta, died "suddenly" on 6 December, 1943.[6]
Sells, latterly of Alverston Cottage, Penzance, died on 31 March, 1966 aged eighty-five.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Friday, 1 April, 1966. Issue 56595, col A, p. 1.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
| Naval Appointments |
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Oswald McD. English |
Captain of H.M.S. Sandhurst 15 Mar, 1919 – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ralph Eliot |
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra Nov, 1925 – ? |
Succeeded by John F. B. Barrett |
| Preceded by Cecil H. Pilcher |
Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India 1928 – ? |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Sommerville |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30002. p. 2995. 27 March, 1917.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 860.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33596. p. 2327. 11 April, 1930.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34184. p. 4843. 26 July, 1935.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 8 December, 1943. Issue 49723, col B, p. 1.
