Ian Campbell (Royal Navy officer)

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.

For other uses, see Ian Campbell (disambiguation).

Sir Ian Campbell
Born(1898-08-08)8 August 1898
Died15 April 1980(1980-04-15) (aged 81)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1911–1956
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldSouth Atlantic Station (1954–56)
Reserve Fleet (1953–54)
HMS Jamaica (1946–47)
HMS Milne (1942–44)
HMS Hyperion (1936–38)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar

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

References
  1. "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
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