Cameron Rusby

Sir Cameron Rusby
Born(1926-02-20)20 February 1926
Valletta, Malta
Died6 September 2013(2013-09-06) (aged 87)
Melrose, Scottish Borders
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1945 - 1982
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsHMS Ulster
HMS Tartar
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

Vice-Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby KCB LVO (20 February 1926 – 6 September 2013) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Rusby joined the Royal Navy in February 1945.[1] He served in the closing stages of World War II before being given command of the frigate HMS Ulster in 1958.[2][3] He became Executive Officer on HMY Britannia in 1962, Deputy Director of Naval Signals in 1965 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Tartar in 1969.[2] He went on to be Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policy) to the Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief Southern Europe in 1969, Senior Naval Officer West Indies in 1972[4] and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) in 1974.[2] His last appointments were as Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1977 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[2] He died on 6 September 2013.[5][6]

Family

In 1948 he married Marion Bell, with whom he had two daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ "No. 37480". The London Gazette. 22 February 1946. p. 1088.
  2. ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. ^ "HMS Ulster". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Family Treasure Returned to Owner". Cayman Compass. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "RUSBY - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby KCB". The Scotsman. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland
1977–1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
1980–1982 		Succeeded by