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'''Ian Murray Robertson Campbell''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''Ian Murray Robertson Campbell''', K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.* (8 August, 1898 – 15 April, 1980) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a Colonel in the Indian Army.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell's was appointed to his first ship, the {{UK-Nottingham|f=tp}}, in August, 1914.  On 8 October, he was appointed to the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.  He suffered an injury to his left foot and was transferred top Rothesay Hospiptal on 7 October, 1915.  He was found fit on 24 November and ordered to rejoin ''Tiger''.
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He would fight in ''Tiger'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  At some point, he was docked twelve months' seniority for misconduct, perhaps in October, 1916, and he was moved to {{UK-Benbow}}.  Quarterly reports were called for.  In the event, they proved quite positive and were discontinued in mid-1917.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1919.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1927.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1940.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 January, 1950.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 18 March, 1953.  He retired on 12 July, 1956.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral SIR Ian Murray Robertson Campbell, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.* (8 August, 1898 – 15 April, 1980) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a Colonel in the Indian Army.[1]

Campbell's was appointed to his first ship, the light cruiser H.M.S. Nottingham, in August, 1914. On 8 October, he was appointed to the battlecruiser Tiger. He suffered an injury to his left foot and was transferred top Rothesay Hospiptal on 7 October, 1915. He was found fit on 24 November and ordered to rejoin Tiger.

He would fight in Tiger at the Battle of Jutland. At some point, he was docked twelve months' seniority for misconduct, perhaps in October, 1916, and he was moved to Benbow. Quarterly reports were called for. In the event, they proved quite positive and were discontinued in mid-1917.[2]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1919.[3]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1927.[4]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[5]

World War II

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1940.[6]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 January, 1950.[7]

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 18 March, 1953. He retired on 12 July, 1956.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hyperion
3 Dec, 1936[9][10] – 26 Dec, 1938[11] 		Succeeded by
Hugh St. L. Nicolson
Preceded by
Percy Todd 		Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
27 Jul, 1942[12] – 1 May, 1944[13] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  2. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  3. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  4. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  5. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  6. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  7. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  8. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  9. ↑ "New Destroyer." The Times (London, England), 30 Nov. 1936, p. 19.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 249.
  11. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  12. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.
  13. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/12. f. 12.

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