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[[Category:1861 births|Eustace]]
 
[[Category:1861 births|Eustace]]

Revision as of 13:55, 17 July 2012

Admiral John Bridges Eustace, Royal Navy, Retired (20 January, 1861 – 9 August, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 21 July, 1883.[1]

On 12 December, 1895, Eustace was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[2]

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[3]

Captain

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[4]

On 1 March, 1910, Eustace was appointed to Vivid to commission the new dreadnought Vanguard.[5]

Flag Rank

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 June, 1913, vice Stokes.[6]

On 25 January, 1916, the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, wrote to the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson:

I really do not think that Eustace is the right man for the 3rd BS [Third Battle Squadron] under present conditions. His sea experience is small & none since 1911. … I am sorry for Eustace but I really don't think he should come.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice King-Hall, on 25 August, 1918,[8] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.[9] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[10]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25258. p. 3964. 10 August, 1883.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, pg. 7.
  3. London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
  4. London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1910. Issue 39179, col E, pg. 4.
  6. London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3913. 3 June, 1913.
  7. Jackson Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/43.
  8. London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
  9. London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  10. 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


Naval Appointments
 

| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by
Alexander L. Duff | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Commodore-in-Command,
Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth

1911 – 1913 | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee |- | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by
Charles L. Vaughan-Lee | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Rear-Admiral-in-Command,
Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth

1914 – 1916 | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by
Henry B. Pelly |- |}