Complex sentence: Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Elphinstone Erskine KCB, DL, JP (2 December 1838--25 July 1911) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.
Split into simpler sentences: Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Elphinstone Erskine KCB, DL, JP (2 December 1838--25 July 1911) was a Royal Navy officer. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.