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==Flag Rank==
Eustace was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 June, 1913, vice [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Stokes]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28725/pages/3913 no. 28725.  p. 3913.]  3 June, 1913.</ref>
Eustace was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 June, 1913, vice [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|Stokes]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28725/pages/3913 no. 28725.  p. 3913.]  3 June, 1913.</ref>
On 25 January, 1916, the Commander-in-Chief, [[Grand Fleet]], Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], wrote to the [[First Sea Lord]], Admiral [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]]:
<blockquote>I really do not think that Eustace is the right man for the 3<sup>rd</sup> BS <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third Battle Squadron]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> under present conditions.  His sea experience is small & <u>none</u> since 1911. &hellip; I am sorry for Eustace but I really don't think he should come.<ref>Jackson Papers.  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/43.</ref></blockquote>


He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|King-Hall]], on 25 August, 1918,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30881/pages/1039 no. 30881.  p. 1039.]  3 September, 1918.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672.  p. 3030.]  14 April, 1922.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|King-Hall]], on 25 August, 1918,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30881/pages/1039 no. 30881.  p. 1039.]  3 September, 1918.</ref> and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32672/pages/3030 no. 32672.  p. 3030.]  14 April, 1922.</ref>

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Admiral John Bridges Eustace, Royal Navy, Retired (20 January, 1861 – 9 August, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 21 July, 1883.[1]

On 12 December, 1895, Eustace was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[2]

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[3]

Captain

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1903.[4]

On 1 March, 1910, Eustace was appointed to Vivid for the battleship Vanguard.[5]

Flag Rank

Eustace was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 June, 1913, vice Stokes.[6]

On 25 January, 1916, the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, wrote to the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson:

I really do not think that Eustace is the right man for the 3rd BS [Third Battle Squadron] under present conditions. His sea experience is small & none since 1911. … I am sorry for Eustace but I really don't think he should come.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice King-Hall, on 25 August, 1918,[8] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.[9] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25258. p. 3964. 10 August, 1883.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, pg. 7.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1910. Issue 39179, col E, pg. 4.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3913. 3 June, 1913.
  7. ↑ Jackson Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/43.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. B. Eustace" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 August, 1947. Issue 50837, col E, pg. 7.

Service Records

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