Admiral Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle, GCB (31 May 1927 – 17 May 2018) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 1979 until 1981.
Sir James Eberle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1927 |
| Died | 17 May 2018 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1982 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Fleet Naval Home Command |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editEducated at Clifton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1][2] Eberle was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1941.[3] He served in the Second World War.[3]
Eberle was promoted to rear admiral in 1971 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Fleet Support the following year.[3] He became Flag Officer Sea Training in 1974, Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1975 and Chief of Fleet Support in 1977.[3] He was promoted to vice admiral on 25 January 1977,[4] and to full admiral on 4 May 1979 as he was appointed Commander-in-Chief Fleet.[5] He then became Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1981, and retired in 1982.[3]
Later life
editIn retirement Eberle became Director of the Royal Institute for International Affairs.[3] He was also Rear Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom and became Master of the Britannia Beagles hunt.[1]
Personal life
editIn 1950 Eberle married Ann Patricia Thompson; they went on to have one son, Peter, and two daughters, Susan and Sarah.[3] Eberle died in May 2018 at the age of 90.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Merchant Venturers". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. ref no 11080: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ a b c d e f g Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "No. 47137". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 January 1977. p. 1421.
- ^ "No. 47835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1979. p. 5976.
- ^ "Admiral Sir James Eberle – obituary". The Telegraph. London. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
Sources
edit- Eberle, James From Greenland's Icy Shore, Roundtuit Publishing, 2007; ISBN 978-1-904499-15-2