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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 promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1905.[1]

Cameron was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Blackwater in May, 1906.[2]

Cameron was appointed in command of the destroyer Zulu on 15 March, 1910.[3]

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.[4]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Phaeton on 2 January, 1915.[5]

Cameron was appointed as Captain of depot ship Crescent (the former battleship Glory) on 9 April, 1919.[6]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in March, 1921.[7]

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
Hubert S. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Blackwater
May, 1906[8] 		Succeeded by
John M. D. E. Warren
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Zulu
15 Mar, 1910[9] 		Succeeded by
Hugh B. Mulleneux
Preceded by
Francis M. Leake 		Captain of H.M.S. Patrol
28 Jul, 1911[10] 		Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
Harry L. d'E. Skipwith 		Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
1 Jul, 1913[11] 		Succeeded by
Gerald Harper
Preceded by
Judge D'Arcy 		Captain of H.M.S. Hecla
30 Aug, 1913[12] 		Succeeded by
Edward O. Gladstone
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Phaeton
2 Jan, 1915[13] 		Succeeded by
Lawrence L. Dundas
Preceded by
John F. Warton 		Captain of H.M.S. Glory
9 Apr, 1919[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William H. D. Boyle 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
Mar, 1921[15] 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
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[16] 		Succeeded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
as Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland Station

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 754.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 374.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 754.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ "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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