Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter

Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter
Born 31 August 1904
Died 24 April 1976
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1922–1958
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held Commander of Allied Naval Forces Northern Area, Central Europe
Battles/wars World War II
Awards CB

Rear Admiral Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter CB (1904–1976) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Born on 31 August 1904, Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter was educated at Bedford School and at Britannia Royal Naval College. He was commissioned in the Royal Navy and served during the Second World War. He was promoted to the rank of Commander in 1938, Captain in 1945, Commodore in 1954 and Rear Admiral in 1955. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II in 1954, Flag Officer, Germany, and Commander of Allied Naval Forces Northern Area, Central Europe, between 1955 and 1958.[1]

Rear Admiral Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1957.[2][3] The grandfather of Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza and Jamie Campbell-Walter, he retired from the Royal Navy in 1958 and died on 24 April 1976, aged 71.[4]

References

  1. "Who's Who".
  2. "3368 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 13 JUNE, 1957". 19 September 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. The Old Bedfordian, No.7, April 1958, p. 27
  4. Obituary, The Times, 6 May 1976, p. 18