Cyril St. Clair Cameron

Vice-Admiral (retired) Cyril St. Clair Cameron, C.B.E., R.N. (22 July, 1879 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia the son of retired Colonel A. S. Cameron, Cyril gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid 1895.

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1901.

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.

Cameron was appointed as executive officer in Agamemnon from 1 February, 1914 until 27 January, 1917, when he was appointed in command of an illegible ship and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for a flotilla.

Appointed in command of the minesweeper Whitby Abbey and as assistant to Captain in Charge of Minesweepers for torpedo duties from 25 June 1917 until 9 March, 1918.

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 April, 1930.

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 July, 1935.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Roger L'E. M. Rede	Captain of H.M.S. Bruce 29 Apr, 1922 – 15 Aug, 1922	Succeeded by John C. Hodgson
Preceded by Roger L'E. M. Rede	Captain (D), Ninth Destroyer Flotilla 29 Apr, 1922 – 15 Aug, 1922	Succeeded by John C. Hodgson
Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg	Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm 16 Aug, 1922 – 30 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Edward O. B. S. Osborne
Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg	Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla 16 Aug, 1922 – 30 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Edward O. B. S. Osborne
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain of H.M.S. Dido 30 Apr, 1924 – 10 Jul, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Arthur Henniker-Heaton	Captain of H.M.S. Seymour 10 Jul, 1924 – 1 Feb, 1926	Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by Charles G. Ramsey	Captain of H.M.S. Spenser 1 Feb, 1926 – 12 Apr, 1926	Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by Alexander R. Palmer	Captain of H.M.S. Argus 16 Jun, 1928 – Aug, 1929[Inference]	Succeeded by Colin A. M. Sarel