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He was appointed to command of the {{UK-Polyphemus|f=t}} on 27 October, 1892.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 October, 1892.  Issue '''33781''', col F, p. 3.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}} on 21 July, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 July, 1903.  Issue '''37134''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}} on 21 July, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 July, 1903.  Issue '''37134''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
  

Revision as of 22:13, 4 March 2014

Captain Frederick Livington Campbell (20 July, 1854 – 25 January, 1906) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was appointed to command of the torpedo ram Polyphemus on 27 October, 1892.[1]

He was appointed command of the armoured cruiser King Alfred on 21 July, 1903.[2]

He was appointed captain of battleship Prince George in September 1903.[3]

Whilst hunting on leave at his cousin's on 25 January, 1906, he fell from his horse and broke his neck, dying instantly.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 October, 1892. Issue 33781, col F, p. 3.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • "Captain F. L. Campbell, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 January, 1906. Issue 37927, col B, p. 6.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter H. B. Graham
Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard
1905 – 1906
Succeeded by
John Casement