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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis George Eyre''', Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – January, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis George Eyre''', Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – January, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 October, 1918, vice [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Kerr]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30942/pages/11860 no. 30942. p. 11860.] 8 October, 1918.</ref> He retired on 10 February, 1919 and was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June of that year. | |||
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Revision as of 11:39, 5 April 2010
Admiral Francis George Eyre, Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – January, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1918, vice Kerr.[1] He retired on 10 February, 1919 and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June of that year.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral F. G. Eyre" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 27 January, 1941. Issue 48834, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Categories:
- 1864 births
- 1941 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1876
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Venus (1895)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Mars (1896)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Canopus (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Triumph (1903)
- Chief Inspectors of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
