Ian Campbell (Royal Navy officer)

For other uses, see Ian Campbell (disambiguation).

Sir Ian Campbell
Born(1898-08-08)8 August 1898
Died15 April 1980(1980-04-15) (aged 81)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1911–1956
RankVice Admiral
CommandsSouth Atlantic Station (1954–56)
Reserve Fleet (1953–54)
HMS Jamaica (1946–47)
HMS Milne (1942–44)
HMS Hyperion (1936–38)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar

Vice Admiral Sir Ian Murray Robertson Campbell, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (8 August 1898 – 15 April 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1954 to 1956.

Promoted to captain in 1940,[1] Campbell served in the Second World War in the Arctic Convoys[2] commanding the destroyer HMS Milne from 1942 to 1944[1] and then becoming deputy director of naval intelligence.[3] He was appointed Flag Officer Liaison for the Middle East in 1950,[4] and Flag Officer Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1952.[5] He then became Flag Officer Commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1953,[6] and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station in 1954,[7] before retiring in 1956.[1]

Further reading

  • The Kola Run. A record of Arctic convoys, 1941–1945 by Admiral Sir Ian Campbell and Captain Donald MacIntyre

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ian Murray Robertson Campbell". U-boat.net. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ The Arctic Convoys Archived 6 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine Imperial War Museum
  3. ^ British Naval Intelligence Papers, mainly of Donald McLachlan and Patrick Beesly
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1951
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1953
  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1954
  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1955
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet
1953–1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
1954–1956 		Succeeded by


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