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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]].
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis George Eyre''', Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – 22 January, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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Promoted {{ViceRN}} on [[1 October]], [[1918]]. 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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==Early Life & Career==
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Francis George Eyre was born in Marylebone on 4 February, 1864, the son of the Reverend Charles J. Phipps Eyre, Rector of St. Marylebone and landowner, and Mary Eyre.
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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 April, 1886.{{Gaz|25574|1595|2 April, 1886}}
  
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[[Category:1864 births|Eyre]]
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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.{{Gaz|26983|3984|1 July, 1898}}
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[[Category:1941 deaths|Eyre]]
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[[Category:Personalities|Eyre]]
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==Captain==
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[[Category:Chief Inspectors of Naval Ordnance|Eyre]]
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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{Gaz|27572|4187|3 July, 1903}}
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[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Eyre]]
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[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Eyre]]
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In January, he assumed command of the {{UK-Spartiate|f=t}},{{MackieRNW}} remaining in her until appointed in command of {{UK-Venus}} on 15 July.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Mars}} on 1 July, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 344}}
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Eyre was appointed [[Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance]] on 12 January, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 90}}
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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 14  October, 1913.{{Gaz|28768|7521|28 October, 1913}}
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==Flag Rank==
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Eyre was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 October, 1918, vice [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Kerr]].{{Gaz|30942|11860|8 October, 1918}}  He retired on 10 February, 1919,{{Gaz|31201|2738|25 February, 1919}} and was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.{{GazSup|32719|4474|13 June, 1922}}
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==Bibliography==
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{{refbegin}}
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*"Admiral F. G. Eyre" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 27 January, 1941.  Issue '''48834''', col E, p. 7.
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{{refend}}
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==Service Records==
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115392}}
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602063}}
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590654}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alban Arthur Giffard Tate|F. Alban A. G. Tate]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spartiate (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spartiate'']]'''<br>3 Jan, 1905<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref> &ndash; 11 Jul, 1905<ref>Date not entirely legible.  Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cresswell John Eyres|Cresswell J. Eyres]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Venus (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Venus'']]'''<br>15 Jul, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref> &ndash; 23 Jan, 1907<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|Cuthbert G. Chapman]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mars (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mars'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 344}} &ndash; 19 Mar, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Legge Barnardiston|Thomas L. Barnardiston]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Canopus'']]'''<br>19 Mar, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref> &ndash; Dec, 1909<ref>Inferred from his temporary successor.  Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Erskine Wardle|Thomas E. Wardle]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Christopher Pakenham|William C. Pakenham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Triumph (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Triumph'']]'''<br>25 Dec, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 140.</ref> &ndash; 12 Jan, 1911<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur William Waymouth|Arthur W. Waymouth]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Bowles Farquhar|Richard B. Farquhar]]'''|'''[[Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance]]'''<br>12 Jan, 1911<ref>Eyre Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 140.</ref> &ndash; 9 Jul, 1914<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Alexander Duncan|John A. Duncan]]'''}}
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 6 April 2022

Admiral Francis George Eyre, Royal Navy, Retired (4 February, 1864 – 22 January, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Francis George Eyre was born in Marylebone on 4 February, 1864, the son of the Reverend Charles J. Phipps Eyre, Rector of St. Marylebone and landowner, and Mary Eyre.

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]

In January, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Spartiate,[4] remaining in her until appointed in command of Venus on 15 July.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Mars on 1 July, 1907.[6]

Eyre was appointed Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance on 12 January, 1911.[7]

Eyre was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 14 October, 1913.[8]

Flag Rank

Eyre was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1918, vice Kerr.[9] He retired on 10 February, 1919,[10] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 June, 1922.[11]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral F. G. Eyre" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 27 January, 1941. Issue 48834, col E, p. 7.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
F. Alban A. G. Tate 		Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate
3 Jan, 1905[12] – 11 Jul, 1905[13] 		Succeeded by
Cresswell J. Eyres
Preceded by
Reginald G. O. Tupper 		Captain of H.M.S. Venus
15 Jul, 1905[14] – 23 Jan, 1907[15] 		Succeeded by
Cuthbert G. Chapman
Preceded by
Henry L. Tottenham 		Captain of H.M.S. Mars
1 Jul, 1907[16] – 19 Mar, 1909[17] 		Succeeded by
Thomas L. Barnardiston
Preceded by
William O. Story 		Captain of H.M.S. Canopus
19 Mar, 1909[18] – Dec, 1909[19] 		Succeeded by
Thomas E. Wardle
Preceded by
William C. Pakenham 		Captain of H.M.S. Triumph
25 Dec, 1909[20] – 12 Jan, 1911[21] 		Succeeded by
Arthur W. Waymouth
Preceded by
Richard B. Farquhar 		Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance
12 Jan, 1911[22] – 9 Jul, 1914[23] 		Succeeded by
John A. Duncan

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25574. p. 1595. 2 April, 1886.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27572. p. 4187. 3 July, 1903.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 344.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 90.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28768. p. 7521. 28 October, 1913.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32719. p. 4474. 13 June, 1922.
  12. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  13. ↑ Date not entirely legible. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  15. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 344.
  17. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  18. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  19. ↑ Inferred from his temporary successor. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  20. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  21. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  22. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  23. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.

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