Ian Campbell (Royal Navy officer)

For other uses, see Ian Campbell (disambiguation).

Sir Ian Campbell

Born| (1898-08-08)8 August 1898
Died| 15 April 1980(1980-04-15) (aged 81)
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service/branch| Royal Navy
Years of service| 1911–1956
Rank| Vice Admiral
Commands held| 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.

## Naval career[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Ian Murray Robertson Campbell". U-boat.net. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. ^ The Arctic Convoys 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

Sir Henry McCall

|  Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet
1953–1954  | Succeeded by

Sir John Eaton

Preceded by

Sir Peveril William-Powlett

|  Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
1954–1956  | Succeeded by

Sir Geoffrey Robson

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands

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