John Bridges Eustace
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Admiral John Bridges Eustace, Royal Navy, Retired (20 January, 1861 – 9 August, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 12 December, 1895, Eustace was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[1]
Flag Rank
Eustace was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September, 1918.[2]
Eustace was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice King-Hall, on 25 August, 1918.[3]
Promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Admiral J. B. Eustace" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 August, 1947. Issue 50837, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Categories:
- 1861 births
- 1947 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1874
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Alert (1894)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Fox (1893)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Vanguard (1909)
- Commodores, Portsmouth Royal Naval Barracks
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
