John Ewen Cameron

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

Life & Career

Born in London in 1874, Cameron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.

Cameron was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1905.

He married on Marion Gertrude Sanger 14 February, 1906.

Cameron was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Blackwater in May, 1906.

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

On 30 August, 1913, Cameron was appointed captain of the depot ship Hecla, supporting the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla

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

Great War

Cameron was in command of Hecla when war broke out. He left the ship on 2 January, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Phaeton.

On 5 January, 1918, he was also made second in command of the First Light Cruiser Squadron. He left Phaeton as she was detached from 1 L.C.S. in March, 1919.

Post-war

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

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

Between 1925-1927 he served as Rear-Admiral and Senior Officer on the Yangtse, and from 1928 to 1929 he was Rear-Admiral Commanding, Coast of Scotland. He was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1929, and was promoted to Admiral (Retired) in 1933.

Death

He died from injuries received when his car collided with a stationary vehicle at Duns in Scotland on 28 July, 1939. He was 65 years old.

See Also

• First L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

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

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
• The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
• The National Archives. ADM 196/43.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles Tibbits	Captain of H.M.S. Blackwater May, 1906 – 28 Feb, 1907	Succeeded by John M. D. E. Warren
Preceded by Arthur K. Waistell	Captain of H.M.S. Foam 28 Feb, 1907 – 4 Jan, 1910	Succeeded by Valentine E. B. Phillimore
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Zulu 15 Mar, 1910 – 28 Jul, 1911	Succeeded by Norman H. Carter
Preceded by Francis M. Leake	Captain of H.M.S. Patrol 28 Jul, 1911 – 1 Jul, 1913	Succeeded by Henry W. Osburn
Preceded by Robert C. Kemble Lambert	Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel 1 Jul, 1913 – 20 Aug, 1913	Succeeded by Gerald Harper
Preceded by Judge D'Arcy	Captain of H.M.S. Hecla 20 Aug, 1913 – 2 Jan, 1915	Succeeded by Henry W. Parker
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Phaeton 2 Jan, 1915 – 1 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Lawrence L. Dundas
Preceded by John F. Warton	Captain of H.M.S. Glory 9 Apr, 1919 – 29 Mar, 1921	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by William H. D. Boyle	Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 29 Mar, 1921 – 24 Apr, 1922	Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by Alfred A. Ellison	Captain of H.M.S. Glorious 1 Nov, 1922 – 1 Feb, 1924	Succeeded by Dashwood F. Moir
Preceded by Rowland H. Bather as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve	Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport 1 Nov, 1922 – Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport
Preceded by Astley D. C. Cooper-Key	Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth 1 Feb, 1924 – Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, Bart.
Preceded by David M. Anderson	Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse Aug, 1925 – Oct, 1927	Succeeded by Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by Humphrey W. Bowring	Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 2 Jun, 1928	Succeeded by Theodore J. Hallett