James Eberle

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.

Sir James Eberle
Born	31 May 1927
Died	17 May 2018 (aged 90)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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

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 went on to be Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1979 and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1981; he 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.[4]

References

1. "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. Debrett's People of Today 1994
4. "Admiral Sir James Eberle – obituary". The Telegraph. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

Sources

• Eberle, James From Greenland's Icy Shore, Roundtuit Publishing, 2007; ISBN 978-1-904499-15-2