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'''Gordon McLeod Cameron''', D.S.O., R.N. ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Gordon McLeod Cameron''', D.S.O., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Cameron was born in Gonda, India.  He gained one and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.  His first naval appointment was to {{UK-1Repulse}} in the Channel Squadron, dated 15 September, 1901.  He served in her until she paid off on 12 February, 1904.<ref>Cameron Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>
  
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Cameron was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 13}}
 
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In October, 1913, a Court of Enquiry was convened to probe what was apparently a terrible firing performance from {{UK-Dee}}.  Cameron was cautioned.  On 7 November, 1913, Cameron was appointed to the {{UK-Duncan|f=t}}.  On 4 June, 1914 he was ordered to join {{UK-Blake}}, which was then operating with the {{UK-DF|2}} as a depot ship.  On 4 December, 1914, Cameron was ordered to take command of the {{UK-Fury}} during the illness of Lieutnant-Commander [[Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner]].
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Cameron handed command of {{UK-Fury}} back to Sumner on 18 March 1915 and on 25 March, after a brief leave, was appointed to the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}}, in which he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Cameron Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>
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On 2 February, 1916 Cameron was superseded in {{UK-1Cornwall}}.  There is no explanation of where he was before his subsequent appoinment in command of {{UK-Ophelia|f=t}} on 12 August, 1916.<ref>Cameron Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Firedrake|f=t}} on 26 October, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 794}}
 
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Cameron was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 January, 1927.<ref>Cameron Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>
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On 25 August 1939, appointed to ''Cochrane'', additional, for the Boom Defence Department.  Other shore-based appointments ensued.  Cameron reverted to the Retired List on 14 April, 1946.<ref>Cameron Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/43.|D7604455}} f. 15.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 12:33, 8 June 2017

Commander (retired) Gordon McLeod Cameron, D.S.O., R.N. (30 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cameron was born in Gonda, India. He gained one and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia. His first naval appointment was to Repulse in the Channel Squadron, dated 15 September, 1901. He served in her until she paid off on 12 February, 1904.[1]

Cameron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1907.[2]

Cameron was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 033 on December, 1909.[3]

Cameron was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee on 7 September, 1912.[4]

In October, 1913, a Court of Enquiry was convened to probe what was apparently a terrible firing performance from Dee. Cameron was cautioned. On 7 November, 1913, Cameron was appointed to the destroyer Duncan. On 4 June, 1914 he was ordered to join Blake, which was then operating with the Second Destroyer Flotilla as a depot ship. On 4 December, 1914, Cameron was ordered to take command of the Fury during the illness of Lieutnant-Commander Charles Geoffrey Coleridge Sumner.

Cameron handed command of Fury back to Sumner on 18 March 1915 and on 25 March, after a brief leave, was appointed to the armoured cruiser Cornwall, in which he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1915.[5]

On 2 February, 1916 Cameron was superseded in Cornwall. There is no explanation of where he was before his subsequent appoinment in command of destroyer Ophelia on 12 August, 1916.[6]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Firedrake on 26 October, 1917.[7]

Post-War

Cameron was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 January, 1927.[8]

World War II

On 25 August 1939, appointed to Cochrane, additional, for the Boom Defence Department. Other shore-based appointments ensued. Cameron reverted to the Retired List on 14 April, 1946.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry D. Simonds 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 033
2 Dec, 1909[10] – 6 Sep, 1912[11][12] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. Naylor
Preceded by
F. Burges Watson 		Captain of H.M.S. Dee
7 Sep, 1912[13] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. D. Twigg
Preceded by
George L. D. Gibbs 		Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia
12 Aug, 1916[14] – 12 Sep, 1917[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake
26 Oct, 1917[15] 		Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401a.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 299.
  5. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
  6. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 794.
  8. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
  9. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/43. f. 15.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 401a.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 401a.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 402.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300b.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396a.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 794.

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