Ion Campbell

Ion Percy FitzGerald Campbell OBE (25 November 1890 – 25 December 1963) was an English first-class cricketer active 1910–34 who played for Surrey. He was born in Palampur, Punjab, and died in Redgorton, Perthshire.[1] He was educated at Repton School and Hertford College, Oxford. During World War I he was an officer in the Hampshire Regiment and was mentioned in despatches.[2] He was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 "for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Siberia."[3]

References

  1. ^ Ion Campbell at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Genealogical Books. p. 662.
  3. ^ "No. 31732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 January 1920. p. 664.


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