John Cameron (Royal Navy officer)

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.

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

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. Admiral John Ewen Cameron The Peerage.com
  3. 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.
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