John Eccles (Royal Navy officer)
Sir John Eccles | |
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Admiral Sir John Eccles, Commander in Chief Home Fleet, boarding X craft MINNOW at Portland | |
Born | 1898 |
Died | 1966 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Years of service | 1916–1958 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
Home Fleet HM Australian Fleet HMS Durban |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
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.
Naval career
Eccles joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during the First World War.[1] He also served in the Second World War 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
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Michael Denny |
Commander in Chief, Home Fleet 1955–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir William Davis |
Preceded by Harold Farncomb as Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron |
Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet 1951–1953 |
Succeeded by John Eaton |
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