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 promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1905.[1]

Cameron was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Blackwater in May, 1906.[2]

Cameron was appointed in command of the destroyer Zulu on 15 March, 1910.[3]

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.[4]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Phaeton on 2 January, 1915.[5]

Cameron was appointed as Captain of depot ship Crescent (the former battleship Glory) on 9 April, 1919.[6]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in March, 1921.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. E. Cameron" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1939. Issue 48370, col C, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale
Captain of H.M.S. Blackwater
May, 1906[8]
Succeeded by
John M. D. E. Warren
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Zulu
15 Mar, 1910[9]
Succeeded by
Hugh B. Mulleneux
Preceded by
Francis M. Leake
Captain of H.M.S. Patrol
28 Jul, 1911[10]
Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
Harry L. d'E. Skipwith
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel
1 Jul, 1913[11]
Succeeded by
Gerald Harper
Preceded by
Judge D'Arcy
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla
30 Aug, 1913[12]
Succeeded by
Edward O. Gladstone
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Phaeton
2 Jan, 1915[13]
Succeeded by
Lawrence L. Dundas
Preceded by
John F. Warton
Captain of H.M.S. Glory
9 Apr, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William H. D. Boyle
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
Mar, 1921[15]
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
David M. Anderson
Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze
1925
Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Humphrey W. Bowring
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland
2 Jun, 1928[16]
Succeeded by
The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 754.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  11. The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 374.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
  13. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 754.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 June, 1928. Issue 44909, col F, p. 7.


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