Gunning Campbell

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Gunning Campbell
Born(1863-01-06)6 January 1863
East Indies
Died29 November 1920(1920-11-29) (aged 57)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1880–1920
RankMajor General
Commands heldAdjutant-General Royal Marines
Battles/warsMahdist War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Gunning Morehead Campbell, CB (6 January 1863 – 29 November 1920) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career[edit]

Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1880.[1] He took part in the Nile Expedition in 1884[2] and served as Inspector of Recruiting during the First World War.[3] He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in July 1920 but died in office in November 1920.[4] He was buried in Portsmouth (Highland Road) Cemetery.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 25213". The London Gazette. 20 March 1883. p. 1534.
  2. ^ "General G. M. Campbell" (PDF). DNW Medals. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 29578". The London Gazette. 12 May 1916. p. 4696.
  4. ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Major-General Gunning Morehead Campbell". Every man remembered. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by Adjutant-General Royal Marines
July–November 1920
Succeeded by