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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 April, 1886.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25574/pages/1595 no. 25574. p. 1595.] 2 April, 1886.</ref> | |||
Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> | Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983. p. 3984.] 1 July, 1898.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Francis George Eyre, Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – January, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 April, 1886.[1]
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[2]
Captain
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[3]
He was appointed in command of the Venus on 15 July, 1905.[4]
Eyre was appointed Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance on 12 January, 1911.[5]
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[6]
Flag Rank
Eyre was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1918, vice Kerr.[7] He retired on 10 February, 1919,[8] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25574. p. 1595. 2 April, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, pg. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 24 December, 1910. Issue 39464, col D, pg. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
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.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard B. Farquhar |
Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance 1911 – 1914 |
Succeeded by John A. Duncan |
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
