Admiral

Sir James Eberle
Born(1927-05-31)31 May 1927
Died17 May 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 90)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1941–1982
RankAdmiral
Commands heldFleet
Naval Home Command
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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.

Naval career

Educated 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

In 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

In 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

  1. ^ a b "Merchant Venturers". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. ref no 11080: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Debrett's People of Today 1994
  4. ^ "No. 47137". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 January 1977. p. 1421.
  5. ^ "No. 47835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1979. p. 5976.
  6. ^ "Admiral Sir James Eberle – obituary". The Telegraph. London. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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Military offices Preceded byJohn Roberts Flag Officer Sea Training 1974–1975 Succeeded byJohn Gerard-Pearse Preceded bySir Peter White Chief of Fleet Support 1977–1979 Succeeded bySir William Pillar Preceded bySir Henry Leach Commander-in-Chief Fleet 1979–1981 Succeeded bySir John Fieldhouse Preceded bySir Richard Clayton Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command 1981–1983 Succeeded bySir Desmond Cassidi Honorary titles Preceded bySir Anthony Morton Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1988–1994 Succeeded bySir Nicholas Hunt Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1994–1997
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