Gerald Gladstone (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Gerald Gladstone
Sir Gerald Gladstone
Born	3 October 1901; Llandaff, Wales
Died	11 July 1978 (aged 76); Bridport, Dorset, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1915–1960
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Far East Fleet; 5th Cruiser Squadron; Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham; HMS Vanguard; HMS Black Prince; HMS Pelican
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Mentioned in Despatches

Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, GBE, KCB (3 October 1901 – 11 July 1978) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet from 1957 to 1960.

Early Years

Gladstone was the son of John Ernest Gladstone and Sophie Frances Ravenhill. He was born at West Hill, Llandaff on 3 October 1901.[1] He was educated at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, before joining the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight in May 1915.[2]

Naval career

Gladstone joined the Royal Navy in 1915.[3] He served in the First World War aboard HMS Tiger.[3]

Gladstone also served in the Second World War as executive officer on HMS Fiji and then, from 1941, as Commanding Officer of HMS Pelican on Atlantic convoy duties.[3] He was made Assistant Director for Torpedoes and Mining Deputy at the Admiralty in 1942.[3]

After the war, Gladstone was captain of HMS Black Prince and then Captain of the Fleet in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1947.[3] He was given command of HMS Vanguard in 1949 and appointed Commander of the Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham in 1950.[3] He became Vice Controller of the Royal Navy and Director of Naval Equipment in 1952 and second-in-command of the Far East Fleet and Flag Officer Commanding 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1953.[3] He was appointed North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Northern Europe in 1955 and Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1957; he took part in Queensland's Centenary Celebrations in 1959.[4]

Gladstone retired in 1960.[3]

Family

On 16 December 1925 at Brompton Oratory, London, Gladstone married Marjorie Cecilia Mary (Justine) Johnston, daughter of John Goring Johnston of New Zealand. They had two sons and a daughter. Justine died in 1964.[5]

In 1966, Gladstone married Dora Brown, née Stewart, his second wife.[6] He predeceased his second wife, who died in December 2006.[6]

References

"Gerald Vaughan Gladstone GBE KCB (1901–1978) – WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com.
"A Sailor's Life" by Gerald Vaughan Gladstone
"King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : Military Archives". www.kcl.ac.uk.
Recalling Queensland's Centenary Queensland Maritime Museum
"A Sailor's Life", written by G V Gladstone and Gladstone Family Tree, compiled by G V Gladstone
"Lady Gladstone, widow of Admiral Sir Gerald Gladstone, GBE, KCB (1901–78)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Alan Scott-Moncrieff	Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet 1957–1960	Succeeded by Sir David Luce

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[1] "Gerald Vaughan Gladstone GBE KCB (1901–1978) – WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com.

[2] "A Sailor's Life" by Gerald Vaughan Gladstone

[lh-3] "King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : Military Archives". www.kcl.ac.uk.

[4] Recalling Queensland's Centenary Queensland Maritime Museum

[5] "A Sailor's Life", written by G V Gladstone and Gladstone Family Tree, compiled by G V Gladstone

[myreader-6] "Lady Gladstone, widow of Admiral Sir Gerald Gladstone, GBE, KCB (1901–78)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-19.