John Cameron
Born15 June 1874
London, England
Died28 July 1939 (1939-07-29) (aged 65)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1887–1933
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Phaeton
HMS Tiger
HMS Glorious
Coast of Scotland
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral John Ewen Cameron CB MVO (15 June 1874 – 28 July 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.

Naval career

Born in London,[1] Cameron was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1887 and went on to fight in the Second Boer War.[2] He served in World War I and took part in the Battle of Jutland as Captain of the cruiser HMS Phaeton.[3] After the War he commanded the battlecruiser HMS Tiger and then the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious.[3]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1928.[4] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 23 May 1929 and retired the following day.[5] He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September 1933.[6]

He lived at Christon Bank near Embleton in Northumberland.[2]

Family

In 1906 he married Marion Gertrude Granger; they had four daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Admiral John Ewen Cameron Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
  2. ^ a b c Admiral John Ewen Cameron The Peerage.com
  3. ^ a b Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "No. 33504". The London Gazette. 7 June 1929. p. 3756.
  6. ^ "Admiral John Ewen Cameron C.B., M.V.O". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Military offices Preceded byHumphrey Bowring Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 1928–1929 Succeeded byTheodore Hallett
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