Ronald Bruce Campbell Explained

Ronald Bruce Campbell
Nationality:British
Birth Date:14 September 1878
Birth Place:Madras, India
Death Place:Perth, Scotland
Height:5'10 (178 cm)
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Fencing
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Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell (1878–1963) was a British Army officer and Olympic fencer.[1] [2]

Biography

Born in Madras, India, on 14 September 1878, Ronald Bruce Campbell was educated at Bedford School and at the University of Edinburgh. He served in the British Army during the Second Boer War, between 1900 and 1901, and during the First World War, between 1914 and 1918, and was promoted to the rank of colonel in the Gordon Highlanders in 1922.[3]

Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell was invested as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917,[4] and as a Companion of the Order of the British Empire in 1923.[5]

He competed in fencing for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[6] In 1929, he won the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships.[7]

He died in Perth, Scotland, on 7 March 1963.[8]

Publications

A Ten Round Contest, 1926,The Foster Brothers, 1935,The Spirit of the Fist, 1951

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald Bruce Campbell Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040027/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/ronald-campbell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 April 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Ronald Bruce Campbell . Olympedia . 13 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Campbell, Colonel Ronald Bruce, (1878–7 March 1963). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 30 June 2023.
  4. News: Issue 13033. The London Gazette. 1 January 1917. 20. 30 June 2023.
  5. News: Issue 32830. The London Gazette. 2 June 1923. 3948. 30 June 2023.
  6. News: ENGLISH FENCING TEAM LANDS HERE - Eleven Expert Blade Wielders Who Seek Thompson Trophy Are in Great Form. - Article - NYTimes.com. The New York Times. 15 November 1921.
  7. Web site: British Champions . British Fencing . 29 October 2022.
  8. Obituary, The Times, 9 March 1963, p. 10