| Sir Gerald Gladstone | |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Llandaff, Wales |
| Death Place: | Bridport, Dorset, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1915–1960 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | Far East Fleet 5th Cruiser Squadron Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham |
| Battles: | First World War Second World War |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, (3 October 1901 – 11 July 1978) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet from 1957 to 1960.
Gladstone was educated at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, before joining the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight in May 1915.[1]
Gladstone joined the Royal Navy in 1915.[2] He served in the First World War aboard .[2]
Gladstone also served in the Second World War as executive officer on and then, from 1941, as Commanding Officer of on Atlantic convoy duties.[2] He was made Assistant Director for Torpedoes and Mining Deputy at the Admiralty in 1942.[2]
After the war, Gladstone was captain of and then Captain of the Fleet in the Mediterranean Fleet from 1947.[2] He was given command of in 1949 and appointed Commander of the Royal Navy Barracks at Chatham in 1950.[2] He became Vice Controller of the Royal Navy and Director of Naval Equipment in 1952 and second-in-command of the Far East Fleet and Flag Officer Commanding 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1953.[2] He was appointed North Atlantic Treaty Organization Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Northern Europe in 1955 and Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1957; he took part in Queensland's Centenary Celebrations in 1959.[3]
Gladstone retired in 1960.[2]
On 16 December 1925 at Brompton Oratory, London, Gladstone married Marjorie Cecilia Mary (Justine) Johnston, daughter of John Goring Johnston of New Zealand. They had two sons, John Nigel, William David and a daughter Mary Justine. Marjorie died in 1964.[4]
In 1966, Gladstone married Dora Brown, née Stewart, his second wife.[5] He predeceased his second wife, who died in December 2006.[5]