John Cameron (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral John Cameron CB, MVO
Born	15 June 1874 London, England
Died	28 July 1939 (1939-07-29) (aged 65)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1887–1933
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Phaeton HMS Tiger HMS Glorious Coast of Scotland
Battles / wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order

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.

Naval career

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 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 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". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Humphrey Bowring	Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 1928–1929	Succeeded by Theodore Hallett