Sir Ian Campbell | |
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Born | 8 August 1898 |
Died | 15 April 1980 | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1911–1956 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | South Atlantic Station (1954–56) Reserve Fleet (1953–54) HMS Jamaica (1946–47) HMS Milne (1942–44) HMS Hyperion (1936–38) |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight 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]