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Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle, (31 May 1927 – 17 May 2018) was a senior officer in the

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who served as

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from 1979 until 1981.

Naval career

Educated at

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and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Eberle was commissioned into the

in 1941.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He served in the

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. Eberle was promoted to

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in 1971 and was appointed Assistant Chief of Fleet Support the following year. He became Flag Officer Sea Training in 1974, Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1975 and Chief of Fleet Support in 1977. He went on to be

in 1979 and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1981; he retired in 1982.

Later life

In retirement Eberle became Director of the Royal Institute for International Affairs. He was also

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and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom and became Master of the Britannia Beagles hunt.

Personal life

In 1950 Eberle married Ann Patricia Thompson; they went on to have one son, Peter, and two daughters, Susan and

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. Eberle died in May 2018 at the age of 90.

References

Sources

* Eberle, James ''From Greenland's Icy Shore'', Roundtuit Publishing, 2007; , - , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Eberle, James 1927 births 2018 deaths Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath People educated at Clifton College Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy officers of World War II Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers