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.

Sir Ian Campbell
Born	(1898-08-08)8 August 1898
Died	15 April 1980(1980-04-15) (aged 81)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1911–1956
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	South Atlantic Station (1954–56) Reserve Fleet (1953–54) HMS Jamaica (1946–47) HMS Milne (1942–44) HMS Hyperion (1936–38)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar

Naval career

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