Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

CAMPBELL, Francis Damien

Officer - Order of the British Empire

CAMPBELL, Francis Damien, A/Cdr, RCN(R)

Issued: 15-Jun-1946, Canada Gazette

"This Officer proved invaluable to the Royal Canadian Navy in his capacity of Commodore of Coastal Convoys sailing between Canada, Newfoundland and the United States during the Battle of the Atlantic. He was the first Canadian Naval Officer to hold such an appointment, and he performed his duties with unusual willingness, consideration and co-operation with ship Masters and Shore Authorities and proved an invaluable asset to the Naval Service."