William Scott Chalmers

William Scott Chalmers (1 May 1888 – 11 June 1971) was a rear-admiral of the Royal Navy who served in World War I and World War II.

Biography Chalmers was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Dr. Quintin Chalmers MD JP of London. He attended the Glasgow Academy from 1895 to 1902, entering the Navy on 15 September 1903 as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (HMS Britannia).

He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1921, and between 1923 and 1925 served at the Admiralty in the Training and Staff Duties Division. On 7 December 1925 he joined the battleship , serving in her until mid-1927. He was promoted to the rank of captain on 31 December 1927, and spent the first six months of 1928 taking a course at the Imperial Defence College.