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Born in [[Chennai|Madras]], [[British Raj|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 [[World War I|First World War]], between 1914 and 1918, and was promoted to the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[Gordon Highlanders]] in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U54811/CAMPBELL_Colonel_Ronald_Bruce?index=134&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0|title=Who's Who}}</ref> He competed in [[fencing]] for [[Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] in the [[Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]], and was [[Great Britain]] [[Fencing|sabre]] champion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E4D7103EEE3ABC4D52DFB767838A639EDE|title=ENGLISH FENCING TEAM LANDS HERE - Eleven Expert Blade Wielders Who Seek Thompson Trophy Are in Great Form. - Article - NYTimes.com|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 November 1921}}</ref>
Born in [[Chennai|Madras]], [[British Raj|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 [[World War I|First World War]], between 1914 and 1918, and was promoted to the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[Gordon Highlanders]] in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U54811/CAMPBELL_Colonel_Ronald_Bruce?index=134&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0|title=Who's Who}}</ref> He competed in [[fencing]] for [[Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] in the [[Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]], and was [[Great Britain]] [[Fencing|sabre]] champion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E4D7103EEE3ABC4D52DFB767838A639EDE|title=ENGLISH FENCING TEAM LANDS HERE - Eleven Expert Blade Wielders Who Seek Thompson Trophy Are in Great Form. - Article - NYTimes.com|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 November 1921}}</ref>


Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell was invested as a [[Distinguished Service Order|Companion of the Distinguished Service Order]] in 1917,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13033/page/20/data.pdf</ref> and as a [[Order of the British Empire|Companion of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1923.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32830/supplement/3948/data.pdf</ref> He died in [[Perth, Scotland]], on 7 March 1963.<ref>Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 9 March 1963, p. 10</ref>
Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell was invested as a [[Distinguished Service Order|Companion of the Distinguished Service Order]] in 1917,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13033/page/20/data.pdf {{Bare URL PDF |date=December 2021}}</ref> and as a [[Order of the British Empire|Companion of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1923.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32830/supplement/3948/data.pdf {{Bare URL PDF |date=December 2021}}</ref> He died in [[Perth, Scotland]], on 7 March 1963.<ref>Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 9 March 1963, p. 10</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==

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For other people named Ronald Campbell, see Ronald Campbell.
Ronald Bruce Campbell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1878-09-14)14 September 1878
Madras, India
Died7 March 1963(1963-03-07) (aged 84)
Perth, Scotland
Height5'10 (178 cm)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportFencing

Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell CBE DSO (1878 – 1963) was a British Army officer and Olympic fencer.[1][2]

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] He competed in fencing for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was Great Britain sabre champion.[4]

Colonel Ronald Bruce Campbell was invested as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917,[5] and as a Companion of the Order of the British Empire in 1923.[6] He died in Perth, Scotland, on 7 March 1963.[7]

Publications[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ronald Bruce Campbell Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ronald Bruce Campbell". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who".
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13033/page/20/data.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  6. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32830/supplement/3948/data.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  7. ↑ Obituary, The Times, 9 March 1963, p. 10


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