John Eccles (Royal Navy officer)
Sir John Eccles | |
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Admiral Sir John Eccles, Commander in Chief Home Fleet, boarding X craft MINNOW at Portland | |
| Born | 20 June 1898 Marylebone, London |
| Died | 1 March 1966 (aged 67) Winchester, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1958 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Home Fleet (1955–58) HM Australian Fleet (1951–53) HMS Indomitable (1943–45) HMS Durban (1940–41) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches |
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Admiral Sir John Arthur Symons Eccles, GCB, KCVO, CBE (20 June 1898 – 1 March 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet from 1955 until his retirement in 1958.