Sir James Eberle | |
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Born | 31 May 1927 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1941 - 1982 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Fleet |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle GCB (born 31 May 1927) was Commander-in-Chief Fleet.
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Educated at Clifton College[1] and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Eberle was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1941.[2] He served in World War II.[2]
He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1971 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Fleet Support the following year.[2] He became Flag Officer Sea Training in 1974, Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1975 and Chief of Fleet Support in 1977.[2] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1979 and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1981; he retired in 1982.[2]
In retirement he became Director of the Royal Institute for International Affairs.[2] He was also Rear Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom and became Master of the Britannia Beagles hunt.[1]
Family[]
In 1950 he married Ann Patricia Thompson; they went on to have one son, Peter Eberle, and two daughters, Susan and Sarah Eberle.[2]
References[]
- Eberle, James From Greenland's Icy Shore, Roundtuit Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-904499-15-2
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