Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

Charles Eustace Anson, CB, MVO (3 December 1859 – 28 April 1940) was a

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officer. A member of the Anson family, Charles Eustace Anson was the son of the Rev Frederick Anson, Canon of Windsor, and of the Hon Caroline Maria, daughter of George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon. He entered HMS ''Britannia'' as a cadet in July 1872. He was promoted to

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on 31 December 1901.{{London Gazette, issue=27393, page=3, date=3 January 1902 Anson was the father of the electrical engineer Horatio St George Anson and the writer Peter Anson.

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1859 births 1940 deaths Anson family Companions of the Order of the Bath Members of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy admirals of World War I Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War