Cameron Rusby
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{{Infobox military person
|name =Sir Cameron Rusby
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|birth_date ={{birth date|1926|2|20|df=y}}
|death_date ={{death date and age|2013|9|6|1926|2|20|df=y}}
|death_place=Melrose, Scottish Borders
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|allegiance ={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|branch ={{navy|United Kingdom}}
|serviceyears =1945 - 1982
|rank =Vice-Admiral
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|commands =HMS Ulster
HMS Tartar
|battles =World War II
|awards =Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
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Vice-Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB|LVO}} (20 February 1926 – 6 September 2013) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
Naval career
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Rusby joined the Royal Navy in February 1945.{{London Gazette|issue=37480|page=1088|date=22 February 1946}} He served in the closing stages of World War II before being given command of the frigate HMS Ulster in 1958.Debrett's People of Today 1994{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-59U-Ulster.htm |title=HMS Ulster |publisher=Naval-history.net |accessdate=2013-09-10}} 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. 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 West Indies in 1972{{cite news|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2020/01/24/family-treasure-restored-to-owner/ |title=Family Treasure Returned to Owner|date=24 January 2020|newspaper=Cayman Compass|access-date=1 June 2021}} and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) in 1974. 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. He died on 6 September 2013.{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/167811/rusby |title=RUSBY - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements |publisher=Announcements.telegraph.co.uk |date=2013-09-06 |accessdate=2013-09-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-vice-admiral-sir-cameron-rusby-kcb-lvo-naval-officer-1-3087582 |title=Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby KCB |work=The Scotsman|date=2013-09-06 |accessdate=2013-09-13}}
Family
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{{succession box|title=Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland|before=Sir Anthony Troup|after=Sir Thomas Baird|years=1977–1980}}
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{{succession box| title=Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic| before=Sir David Loram| after=Sir David Hallifax | years=1980–1982}}
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Category:Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Category:Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order