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Revision as of 21:09, 6 November 2014

Admiral John Ewen Cameron, C.B., M.V.O. (15 June, 1874 – 28 July, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in London in 1874, Cameron was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Blackwater in May, 1906.[1]

Cameron was appointed in command of the destroyer Zulu on 15 March, 1910.[2]

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.

On 30 August, 1913, Cameron was appointed captain of the depot ship Hecla.[3]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Phaeton on 2 January, 1915.[4]

Cameron was appointed as Captain of depot ship Crescent (the former battleship Glory) on 9 April, 1919.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in March, 1921.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. E. Cameron" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1939. Issue 48370, col C, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
David M. Anderson 		Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze
1925 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Humphrey W. Bowring 		Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
2 Jun, 1928[7] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 284.
  2. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 398.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396n.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 754.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 June, 1928. Issue 44909, col F, p. 7.


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