| Walter Ellerton | |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1870 |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | HMS Cornwall East Indies Station |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Walter Maurice Ellerton CB (5 August 1870 – 27 November 1948) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station.
Educated at Sherborne, Ellerton joined the Royal Navy in 1884.[1] [2] He served in World War I and, as captain of HMS Cornwall, took part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914.[3] He was commended for his service in Gallipoli in 1915.[4]
Promoted to rear admiral in 1921,[2] he was appointed director of training and staff duties at the Admiralty that year,[5] senior naval officer in Gibraltar in 1923[6] and commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station in 1925.[7] He was promoted to vice admiral on 4 October 1926, and retired with the rank of admiral in 1929.[8]
In 1909 Ellerton married Gwendolen Mary Kennard.[9]