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Campbell was award the Victoria Cross for his handling of [[H.M.S. Farnborough (1904)|''Farnborough'']], sinking {{DE-U83}} in February 1917. | Campbell was award the Victoria Cross for his handling of [[H.M.S. Farnborough (1904)|''Farnborough'']], sinking {{DE-U83}} in February 1917. | ||
He was appointed in command of the Q-ship [[H.M.S. Pargust (1907)|''Vittoria'']] (which was soon renamed ''Pargust'') in March, 1917.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref> | |||
Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 7 June, 1917. On 28 July, he was appointed in command of the special service vessel [[H.M.S. Dunraven (1910)|''Dunraven'']]. She was sunk from under him by a well-handled and wary {{DE-UC71}} on 10 August, 1917. | |||
On 30 October 1917, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Active|f=t}}, becoming Flag Captain to the Commander in Chief, Coast of Ireland on 12 November. He would be superseded in her in April 1918.<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref> | |||
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 3 May 2015
Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O., R.N., Retired (6 January, 1886 – 3 October, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Life & Career
On 1 October, 1907, Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.[1]
He married Mary Jeanne David on 14 January, 1911.[2]
Campbell was appointed to the collier Loderer (soon to be renamed H.M.S. Farnborough) on 28 September, 1915 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 March, 1916.[4]
Campbell was award the Victoria Cross for his handling of Farnborough, sinking U 83 in February 1917.
He was appointed in command of the Q-ship Vittoria (which was soon renamed Pargust) in March, 1917.[5]
Campbell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 7 June, 1917. On 28 July, he was appointed in command of the special service vessel Dunraven. She was sunk from under him by a well-handled and wary UC 71 on 10 August, 1917.
On 30 October 1917, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Active, becoming Flag Captain to the Commander in Chief, Coast of Ireland on 12 November. He would be superseded in her in April 1918.[6]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cumberland on 1 January, 1919.[7]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger in November, 1925.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 April, 1928, vice Beaty-Pownall, and placed on the Retired List on 6 April.[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List.
See Also
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adm. Gordon Campbell, V.C." (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1953. Issue 52745, col A, p. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/126.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis G. St. John |
Captain of H.M.S. Ranger 10 Oct, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by Frank A. Bond |
| Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse |
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern Apr, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Irving |
| Preceded by Kerrison Kiddle |
Captain of H.M.S. Active Nov, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
| Preceded by Henry Blackett |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 1 Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Horace W. Longden |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 1 Nov, 1925[13] |
Succeeded by Walter J. C. Lake |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 771.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 282.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 771.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
