Sir John Eccles | |
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Born | 1898 |
Died | 1966 (aged 67–68) |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1916–1958 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Durban Australian Fleet Home Fleet |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir John Arthur Symons Eccles GCB KCVO CBE (1898–1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet.
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Eccles joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during World War I.[1] He also served in World War II as Captain of HMS Durban on the China Station.[2]
He then became Commander of the Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham in 1948.[1] He was appointed Flag Officer commanding the Australian Fleet in 1949 and Admiral commanding the Reserves in 1952.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer Air (Home) in 1953 and Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet and NATO Allied Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet in 1955 before retiring in 1958.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Newsletter 388 The South African Military History Society, April 2008
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