Cameron Rusby

Sir Cameron Rusby
Born	20 February 1926 Valletta, Malta
Died	6 September 2013 (aged 87) Melrose, Scottish Borders
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1945 - 1982
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Ulster HMS Tartar
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight 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 became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Naval career

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 in the West Indies in 1972 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.^[4][5]

Family

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

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 37480. p. 1088. 22 February 1946. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
2. Debrett's People of Today 1994
3. "HMS Ulster". Naval-history.net. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
4. "RUSBY - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
5. "Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby KCB". The Scotsman. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-09-13.