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 held |
Fleet Naval Home Command |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight 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.
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]
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]
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]