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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
His father was Admiral Sir John Reginald Thomas Fullerton, who died in mid-1918 at age 77.
Fullerton became a {{LieutRN}} on 1 August, 1900.<ref>Day of month not fully visible.  Fullerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 518.</ref>
By his marriage in 1908 to Sybil Fisher, he became a son-in-law of the then [[First Sea Lord]], [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Sir John Fisher]].
By his marriage in 1908 to Sybil Fisher, he became a son-in-law of the then [[First Sea Lord]], [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Sir John Fisher]].


He was appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Orion (1910)|H.M.S. ''Orion'']] on 14 December, 1916.<ref>Dreyer.  ''The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare'', p. 95.</ref>
Fullerton became a {{CommRN}} on 1 August, 1910.<ref>Day of month not fully visible.  Fullerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 518.</ref>
 
Fullerton became a {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1914.{{NLMar19|p. 70}}
 
He was appointed as Captain of {{UK-1Orion|f=p}} on 14 December, 1916.<ref>Dreyer.  p. 95.</ref>


On 1 January, 1920 he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31712/supplements/3 (Supplement) no. 31712.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1920.</ref>
On 1 January, 1920 he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).{{GazSup|31712|3|1 January, 1920}}


Fullerton was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 12 December, 1930, vice [[John Donald Kelly|Kelly]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33670/pages/8076 no. 33670.  p. 8076.]  16 December, 1930.</ref>
Fullerton was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 12 December, 1930, vice [[John Donald Kelly|Kelly]].{{Gaz|33670|8076|16 December, 1930}}


==Footnotes==
==World War II==
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In 1940, Fullerton was appointed to ''Eaglet'' additional for the Liverpool convoy pool.  Successive postings that year placed him in the destroyer ''Watchful'' and then Yarmouth, but the source is not very illegible.  In May, 1942, Fullerton was superseded and reverted to retired pay.<ref>Fullerton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 518.</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*"Adml. Sir Eric Fullerton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 November, 1962.  Issue '''55546''', col E, pg. 12.
*"Adml. Sir Eric Fullerton" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 November, 1962.  Issue '''55546''', col E, p. 12.
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==Service Record==
==Service Records==
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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7892109&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44.]
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Latest revision as of 23:00, 6 April 2022

Admiral SIR Eric John Arthur Fullerton, K.C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (28 November, 1878 – 9 November, 1962) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His father was Admiral Sir John Reginald Thomas Fullerton, who died in mid-1918 at age 77.

Fullerton became a Lieutenant on 1 August, 1900.[1]

By his marriage in 1908 to Sybil Fisher, he became a son-in-law of the then First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher.

Fullerton became a Commander on 1 August, 1910.[2]

Fullerton became a Captain on 31 December, 1914.[3]

He was appointed as Captain of H.M.S. Orion on 14 December, 1916.[4]

On 1 January, 1920 he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[5]

Fullerton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 December, 1930, vice Kelly.[6]

World War II

In 1940, Fullerton was appointed to Eaglet additional for the Liverpool convoy pool. Successive postings that year placed him in the destroyer Watchful and then Yarmouth, but the source is not very illegible. In May, 1942, Fullerton was superseded and reverted to retired pay.[7]

Bibliography

  • "Adml. Sir Eric Fullerton" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 12 November, 1962. Issue 55546, col E, p. 12.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Joseph R. Bridson 		Captain of H.M.S. Triumph
11 May, 1912[8] – 11 Oct, 1912[9] 		Succeeded by
Robert N. Bax
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Severn
5 Aug, 1914[10] – 29 Jul, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
William B. C. Jones
Preceded by
Oliver Backhouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Orion
14 Dec, 1916[12] – 12 Dec, 1918[13] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. Pilcher
Preceded by
Henry W. Parker 		Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic Fleet
1 Aug, 1921[14][15] – 1 Aug, 1923[16] 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Marten
Preceded by
Alexander V. Campbell 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
1 Nov, 1923[17] – 1 Dec, 1925[18] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Hopwood
Preceded by
Frank Larken 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
1 Apr, 1927[19] – 1 Oct, 1929[20] 		Succeeded by
George K. Chetwode
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
18 Oct, 1929[21] – 13 Jun, 1932[22] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
Preceded by
Sir Hubert G. Brand 		Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station
10 Oct, 1932[23] – 11 Jun, 1935[24] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
Preceded by
Bolton M. Eyres Monsell
as Senior Naval Officer, Great Yarmouth 		Flag Officer in Command, Yarmouth
2 Jul, 1940 – 14 Apr, 1942 		Succeeded by
Arthur J. L. Murray

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Day of month not fully visible. Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  2. ↑ Day of month not fully visible. Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 70.
  4. ↑ Dreyer. p. 95.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712. p. 3. 1 January, 1920.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33670. p. 8076. 16 December, 1930.
  7. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  8. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  9. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398.
  11. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 856.
  13. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  14. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 796.
  16. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  17. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  18. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  19. ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1927. Issue 44544, col E, p. 7.
  20. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  21. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  22. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.
  23. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44 f. 518.
  24. ↑ Fullerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 518.

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