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Ian Campbell
Born(1900-03-23)23 March 1900
Moss Vale, New South Wales
Died31 October 1997(1997-10-31) (aged 97)
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1919–1957
RankMajor General
Commands heldRoyal Military College, Duntroon (1954–57)
Australian Staff College (1953–54)
1st Brigade (1949–51)
AIF Reception Group UK (1945)
2/1st Battalion (1941)
Battles/warsSecond World War Korean War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)

Major General Ian Ross Campbell, CBE, DSO & Bar (23 March 1900 – 31 October 1997) was a senior officer in the Australian Army.

Early life[edit]

Ian Ross Campbell was born in Moss Vale, New South Wales, on 23 March 1900, the younger of two sons of Gerald Ross Campbell, a prominent Sydney barrister and soldier, and the English-born Mary Fraser Campbell (née Stewart). Campbell's mother died when he was two, and his father remarried to Marion Veitch Mein in 1905.[1][2] Educated at Scots College, Sydney,[3] he was accepted into the Royal Military College, Duntroon, as an officer cadet commencing March 1919.[4] Campbell, a capable athlete, captained the football, tennis and cricket teams at Duntroon and represented the college in these sports from 1919–1922.[5] He was also appointed battalion sergeant major in his final year.[5][6]

Military career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Campbell graduated from Duntroon with the Sword of Honour for his exemplary performance as a cadet, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Australian Army on 14 December 1922.[3][6][7] He was appointed adjutant and quartermaster of the 36th Battalion in Sydney from 20 August 1923 and, in 1926, was seconded to the Royal Scots Fusiliers in India, seeing service on North-West Frontier along the Khyber Pass.[3][4][7] Described as "a keen mountaineer", Campbell made climbs on Mount Everest during periods of leave in India.[7] He returned to Australia in November 1926, and was briefly posted to Headquarters 1st Division before being appointed adjutant and quartermaster of the Sydney University Regiment on 24 January 1927.[3][4] Three months later, on 26 April, Campbell married Patience Allison Russell in a ceremony presided over by the Reverend Philip Micklem at St James' Church, Sydney.[8] The couple had one daughter, Gillian.[3][9]

Promoted captain on 14 December 1930,[10] Campbell was aide-de-camp to the Governor of New South Wales, Air Vice Marshal Sir Philip Game, from 16 November 1932 to 5 June 1934. He was preceded and succeeded in this appointment by Captain (later Lieutenant General) Victor Secombe.[4][11][12] Campbell was again posted as an adjutant and quartermaster, serving with the 26th Battalion from July 1934. He remained as adjutant and quartermaster after the unit was merged with the 15th Battalion and reformed as the 15th/26th Battalion on 1 November. Twelve months later, he was sent to the United Kingdom to attend the Staff College, Camberley.[3][4] Campbell returned to Australia in April 1938. He was appointed to staff postings with Army Headquarters in Melbourne, and promoted major on 15 December.[4][13]

Second World War[edit]

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Campbell was seconded to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 13 October 1939 for active service abroad. He was appointed to the 16th Brigade, serving as brigade major for Brigadier Arthur Allen.[14][15][16]



[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Campbell, Ian Ross". World War II Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (1979). "Campbell, Gerald Ross (1858–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Obituaries: Major-General Ian Campbell". The Times. 28 November 1997.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Brigadier Ian Ross Campbell". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Campbell and Charlesworth". The Sunday Times. 27 August 1922. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 18 January 1923. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Gen. Ian Campbell". The Herald. 16 December 1997. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Marriages". The Daily Telegraph. 21 May 1927. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. ^ "General Campbell Enjoyed Career in Army". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1957. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 11 December 1930. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 1 December 1932. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 21 June 1934. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 12 January 1939. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  14. ^ "The Second Australian Imperial Force". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 2 November 1939. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Brigadier Allen in Command". Cairns Post. 13 February 1940. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  16. ^ Long 1961, p. 48
  17. ^ "No. 35157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1941. p. 2648. (DSO)
  18. ^ "No. 35157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1941. p. 2645. (MiD)
  19. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 31 July 1941. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Temp. lieutenant colonel, 8 April 1941)
  20. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 24 January 1946. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Relinquishes command of Reception Group, 16 September 1946)
  21. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 14 February 1946. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Deputy Adjutant General, 24 November 1945)
  22. ^ "No. 37704". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1946. p. 4342. (Bar to DSO)
  23. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 5 September 1946. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Bar to DSO "For bravery in action at Crete")
  24. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 24 October 1946. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Substantive lieutenant colonel, 30 September 1946)
  25. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Relinquish temp., and granted honorary rank, or brigadier, 1 March 1947; also appointed Director of Military Training)
  26. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 11 November 1948. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Substantive colonel, 18 October 1948)
  27. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 28 April 1949. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Command 34th Brigade and be Director of Infantry as temporary brigadier, 1 January 1949)
  28. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 28 July 1949. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Command 1st Brigade [34th re-designated], 5 April 1949)
  29. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 18 October 1951. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Appointed Brigadier-in-Charge, Administration, BCOF and Commander AMF Component BCOF, 27 August 1951)
  30. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 14 August 1952. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Appointed Commander AMF Component, BCFK, 15 December 1951)
  31. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 16 October 1952. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Substantive brigadier, 2 November 1952)
  32. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 1 October 1953. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Relinquishes command in Korea, 26 June 1953, and appointed Commandant Australian Staff College, 14 August)
  33. ^ "No. 40058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 51. (CBE)
  34. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 18 March 1954. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Commandant Duntroon, 24 May 1954, with promotion to temp. major general from following day)
  35. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 26 August 1954. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Substantive major general, 13 September 1954)
  36. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 28 February 1957. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Relinquishes Duntroon appointment, 23 March 1957, and retires following day)
  37. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 9 May 1957. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Honorary Colonel 30th Infantry Battalion, 25 March 1957)
  38. ^ "Australian Military Forces". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 11 August 1960. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Relinquishes appointment as Honorary Colonel, 1 July 1960)
  39. ^ "Government House, Canberra". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 13 July 1961. Retrieved 12 February 2019. (Greek Order of the Phoenix)

References[edit]

Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Ronald Hopkins
 Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
1954–1957 		Succeeded by
Major General John Wilton


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