| Edward Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1918 |
| Died | January 13, 2002 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1940-1974 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear-Admiral Edward William Ellis CBE, CB (6 September 1918 - 13 January 2002) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
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Ellis joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and served in World War II in the destroyer HMS Broadwater and then in the destroyer HMS Eclipse.[1] He became Secretary to the Fourth Sea Lord in 1956, Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America in 1959 and Head of the Commander-in-Chief's South-East Secretariat in 1963. He went on to be Secretary to Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1965 and Secretary to the First Sea Lord in 1966. Appointed CBE in May 1968,[2] his last appointments were as Commodore Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth in 1968 and President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1972 before retiring in 1974.[3]
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