Claim: Gerald Alexander Ellison, who served during the World War II as a chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, was never officially ordained as deacon and priest.
Evidence: Gerald Alexander Ellison KCVO PC (19 August 1910 – 18 October 1992) was an Anglican bishop. Ellison studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge and was ordained deacon in 1935 and priest in 1936.