Cyril Fuller
| Sir Cyril Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | 1942 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1887–1935 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Cumberland HMS Challenger HMS Astraea HMS Repulse Battlecruiser Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller KCB CMG DSO (1874–1942) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Naval career
Fuller joined the Royal Navy in 1887.[1] He served in World War I as Senior Naval Officer for the Togoland and Cameroons expedition forces in 1914 and then successively commanded the cruisers HMS Cumberland, HMS Challenger and HMS Astraea.[1] He commanded battlecruiser HMS Repulse from 1916 and then became Director of Naval Plans at the Admiralty in 1917.[1] He was Head of the British Naval Section at the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919.[1]
After the War he became Chief of Staff for the Atlantic Fleet in 1920 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1922.[1] He was made Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1923 and given command of the Battlecruiser Squadron in 1925.[1] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Station in 1928 and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1930.[1] He retired in 1935.[1]
During World War II he was Zone commander for the North Riding of Yorkshire Home Guard.[2]
Family
In 1902 he married Edith Margaret Connell.[2]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Field |
Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy 1923–1925 |
Succeeded by Sir Ernle Chatfield |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Field |
Commander, Battlecruiser Squadron 1925–1927 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederic Dreyer |
| Preceded by Sir Walter Cowan |
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1928–1930 |
Succeeded by Sir Vernon Haggard |
| Preceded by Sir Michael Hodges |
Second Sea Lord 1930–1932 |
Succeeded by Sir Dudley Pound |