About Ian Campbell
Lived 1898 – 1980 (aged 81–82). Ian Campbell was a naval officer and military officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Murray Robertson Campbell, (8 August 1898 – 15 April 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1954 to 1956.
Naval career Promoted to captain in 1940, Campbell served in the Second World War in the Arctic Convoys commanding the destroyer from 1942 to 1944 He was appointed Flag Officer Liaison for the Middle East in 1950, and Flag Officer Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1952. He was promoted to vice admiral on 18 March 1953, then became Flag Officer Commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1953, and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station in 1954, before retiring in 1956.
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Who was Ian Campbell?
Royal Navy officer (1898–1980)
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Ian Campbell was born in 1898.
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Ian Campbell died in 1980.
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Ian Campbell was a naval officer and military officer.
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