John Ewen Cameron

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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 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

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.

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 		Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtze
1925 – 1927 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie

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