Ian Monro

Ian Scott Monro OBE (24 October 1927 – 27 October 2014) was a New Zealand naval officer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1945 to 1977, and commanded HMNZS Lachlan for four years.

Ian Scott Monro
Born(1927-10-24)24 October 1927
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died27 October 2014(2014-10-27) (aged 87)
Auckland, New Zealand
Allegiance New Zealand
Service/branch Royal New Zealand Navy
Years of service1945–1977
RankCommander
Commands heldHMNZS Lachlan (1965–69)
Battles/warsKorean War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Monro enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1945, training as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, temporarily housed at Eaton Hall. Following his return to New Zealand he joined the survey ship HMNZS Lachlan and saw service in the Korean War on HMNZS Rotoiti, before transfer to the Hydrographic Branch.[1] He commanded HMNZS Lachlan from September 1965 until December 1969[2] and was Hydrographer RNZN for seven years.[3]

He gained the rank of acting sub-lieutenant in 1948,[4] lieutenant in 1950,[5] lieutenant commander in 1958,[6] and commander at the end of 1966.[7] He retired with that rank in October 1977.[1]

In the 1977 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[8]

Monro died on 27 October 2014.[9]

References
  1. "Monro, Commander I.S." Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. "List of commanding officers NZ Division of the RN/RNZN fleets". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. Monro, Ian (October 2005). "As it was". Hydro International. 9 (8). Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. The Navy List. Vol. 2. London: Admiralty. October 1948. p. 889.
  5. The Navy List. London: Admiralty. April 1956. p. 1159.
  6. The Navy List. London: HMSO. January 1960. p. 836.
  7. The Navy List. London: HMSO. Spring 1968. p. 268.
  8. "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 45.
  9. "Ian Scott Monro obituary". New Zealand Herald. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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