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| − | {{ViceRN}}'''Cyril St. Clair Cameron''', (22 July, 1879 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Cyril St. Clair Cameron''', C.B.E., R.N. (22 July, 1879 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia the son of retired Colonel A. S. Cameron, Cyril gained eleven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in mid 1895. | |
| − | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | |
| − | Cameron was | + | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1901. |
| − | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | |
| − | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | + | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913. |
| − | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on | + | |
| − | + | Cameron was appointed as executive officer in {{UK-Agamemnon}} from 1 February, 1914 until 27 January, 1917, when he was appointed in command of an illegible ship and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for a flotilla. | |
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| + | Appointed in command of the minesweeper [[H.M.S. Whitby Abbey (1908)|''Whitby Abbey'']] and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for torpedo duties from 25 June 1917 until 9 March, 1918. | ||
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| + | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1918. | ||
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| + | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 April, 1930. | ||
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| + | Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 19 July, 1935. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cyril+St.+Clair+Cameron Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cyril+St.+Clair+Cameron Service Records] | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robinson Palmer|Alexander R. Palmer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Argus (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Argus'']]'''<br>Jun, 1928{{MackieRNW}} – | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robinson Palmer|Alexander R. Palmer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Argus (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Argus'']]'''<br>Jun, 1928{{MackieRNW}} – Aug, 1929{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|Colin A. M. Sarel]]'''}} |
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Revision as of 10:20, 15 December 2017
Vice-Admiral (retired) Cyril St. Clair Cameron, C.B.E., R.N. (22 July, 1879 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia the son of retired Colonel A. S. Cameron, Cyril gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid 1895.
Cameron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1901.
Cameron was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.
Cameron was appointed as executive officer in Agamemnon from 1 February, 1914 until 27 January, 1917, when he was appointed in command of an illegible ship and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for a flotilla.
Appointed in command of the minesweeper Whitby Abbey and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for torpedo duties from 25 June 1917 until 9 March, 1918.
Cameron was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.
Cameron was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 April, 1930.
Cameron was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 July, 1935.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm 16 Aug, 1922[1] |
Succeeded by Edward O. B. S. Osborne |
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla 16 Aug, 1922[2] |
Succeeded by Edward O. B. S. Osborne |
| Preceded by Brien M. Money |
Captain of H.M.S. Dido 30 Apr, 1924[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alexander R. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Argus Jun, 1928[4] – Aug, 1929[Inference] |
Succeeded by Colin A. M. Sarel |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 782.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 782.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 232.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
