Charles Eustace Anson

Admiral Charles Eustace Anson, CB, MVO (3 December 1859 – 28 April 1940) was a Royal Navy 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 captain on 31 December 1901. Anson was the father of the electrical engineer Horatio St George Anson and the writer Peter Anson.

References

  1. ^ a b "Admiral C. E. Anson". The Times. 30 April 1940. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Charles Eustace Anson". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902. p. 3.