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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Oscar Stanley Dawson''' (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was a [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[admiral]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 11th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984.<ref name=irfc-dawson>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=87 | title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, PVSM, AVSM | publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy | access-date=21 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929005707/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=87 | archive-date=29 September 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1983 until his retirement, he also served as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. He previously served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and Flag Officer Commanding [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). Adm Dawson was also the Director of Naval Operations during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]].
[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Oscar Stanley Dawson''' (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was a [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[admiral]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 11th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984.<ref name=irfc-dawson>{{cite web | url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=87 | title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, PVSM, AVSM | publisher=Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy | access-date=21 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929005707/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=87 | archive-date=29 September 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1983 until his retirement, he also served as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. He previously served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the [[Southern Naval Command]] and Flag Officer Commanding [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). Adm Dawson was also the Director of Naval Operations during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]].


After retirement, Admiral Dawson served as the Indian High Commissioner to [[New Zealand]]. He also campaigned for a number of environmental causes and worked on the rehabilitation of the handicapped. Admiral Dawson died of cerebral haemorrhage at the Command Hospital, Bangalore in October 2011.<ref name=dc-death>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/former-chief-naval-staff-dawson-dead-651|title= Former Chief of Naval Staff Dawson dead|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=23 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://frontierindia.net/indiandefence/admiral-oscar-stanley-dawson-former-indian-navy-chief-passes-away/|title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson Former Indian Navy Chief Passes Away|publisher=Frontier India News Network (FINN)|date=23 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
After retirement, Admiral Dawson served as the Indian High Commissioner to [[New Zealand]]. He also campaigned for a number of environmental causes and worked on the rehabilitation of disabled people. Admiral Dawson died of cerebral haemorrhage at the Command Hospital, Bangalore in October 2011.<ref name=dc-death>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/former-chief-naval-staff-dawson-dead-651|title= Former Chief of Naval Staff Dawson dead|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=23 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://frontierindia.net/indiandefence/admiral-oscar-stanley-dawson-former-indian-navy-chief-passes-away/|title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson Former Indian Navy Chief Passes Away|publisher=Frontier India News Network (FINN)|date=23 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2022}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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He received training as a specialist in navigation and direction in the [[United Kingdom]]. During [[World War II]], he participated in the [[Arakan Campaign 1944-1945]] and served on [[Escort Group (naval)|escort convoys]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>S. Sartaj Alam Abidi, Satinder Sharma, ''Services chiefs of India'' (2007), p. 119</ref> Following the [[independence of India]], he was absorbed into the Indian Navy, with promotion to lieutenant in 1948.
He received training as a specialist in navigation and direction in the [[United Kingdom]]. During [[World War II]], he participated in the [[Arakan Campaign 1944-1945]] and served on [[Escort Group (naval)|escort convoys]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>S. Sartaj Alam Abidi, Satinder Sharma, ''Services chiefs of India'' (2007), p. 119</ref> Following the [[independence of India]], he was absorbed into the Indian Navy, with promotion to lieutenant in 1948.


Among his early assignments, Dawson served as the naval aide-de-camp to the first [[President of India]], [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], during 1953-54. He was promoted lieutenant-commander on 1 April 1956.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=186  |date=22 September 1956 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Following graduation from the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] in 1957, he served as the navigating officer of {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}. Later he served as the fleet navigating officer. Among the commands he held at sea, included those as the commanding officer of {{ship|INS|Talwar|F140}} and {{ship|INS|Nilgiri|F33}}. His appointments on shore included that as the commandant, Navigation and Direction School; director, Tactical School and chief staff officer, Cochin Area.
Among his early assignments, Dawson served as the naval aide-de-camp to the first [[President of India]], [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], during 1953–54. He was promoted lieutenant-commander on 1 April 1956.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=186  |date=22 September 1956 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Following graduation from the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] in 1957, he served as the navigating officer of {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}}. Later he served as the fleet navigating officer. Among the commands he held at sea, included those as the commanding officer of {{INS|Talwar|F140}} and {{INS|Nilgiri|F33}}. His appointments on shore included that as the commandant, Navigation and Direction School; director, Tactical School and chief staff officer, Cochin Area.


Dawson was promoted to substantive captain on 30 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=88  |date=17 January 1970 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1970/O-1389-1970-0003-62646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was the Director of Naval Operations (DNO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Some of the Indian Navy's most famous operational successes, including [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]], [[Operation Python]] and the naval blockade of [[East Pakistan]] were accomplished during his tenure as DNO. Dawson was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM) for his services and leadership during the conflict.
Dawson was promoted to substantive captain on 30 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=88  |date=17 January 1970 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1970/O-1389-1970-0003-62646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was the Director of Naval Operations (DNO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Some of the Indian Navy's most famous operational successes, including [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]], [[Operation Python]] and the naval blockade of [[East Pakistan]] were accomplished during his tenure as DNO. Dawson was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM) for his services and leadership during the conflict.


He graduated from the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], New Delhi in 1973. Subsequently promoted to commodore and then to rear admiral on 8 March 1976,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=695 |date=22 May 1976 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he served as the Flag Officer Commanding [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF) between February 1978 and March 1979. Promoted to [[vice-admiral]] on 1 April 1979,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1121 |date=4 October 1980 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), [[Southern Naval Command]]. In 1981, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (PVSM) for his distinguished service to the Indian Navy.
He graduated from the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], New Delhi in 1973. Subsequently, promoted to commodore and then to rear admiral on 8 March 1976,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=695 |date=22 May 1976 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he served as the Flag Officer Commanding [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF) between February 1978 and March 1979. Promoted to [[vice-admiral]] on 1 April 1979,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1121 |date=4 October 1980 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), [[Southern Naval Command]]. In 1981, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (PVSM) for his distinguished service to the Indian Navy.


Dawson was promoted to [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] and succeeded [[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira|Adm R L Pereira]] as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff, taking command on 1 March 1982. Among his most significant contributions in office was the planning and vision for [[INS Kadamba|Project Seabird]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF18Df04.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206005556/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF18Df04.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=6 December 2005|title= Indian navy on the crest of a wave|newspaper=Asia Times|date=18 June 2005|first=Sudha|last=Ramachandran |access-date=27 December 2010}}</ref>
Dawson was promoted to [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] and succeeded [[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira|Adm R L Pereira]] as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff, taking command on 1 March 1982. Among his most significant contributions in office was the planning and vision for [[INS Kadamba|Project Seabird]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF18Df04.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206005556/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF18Df04.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=6 December 2005|title= Indian navy on the crest of a wave|newspaper=Asia Times|date=18 June 2005|first=Sudha|last=Ramachandran |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>


Dawson retired from service on 30 November 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/139-OS-Dawson.html|access-date=27 December 2010|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com|title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson}}</ref><ref name=hindu-relentless>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/02/stories/2005120201840200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903233941/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/02/stories/2005120201840200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2006|title=A relentless fighter|date=2 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 December 2010}}</ref> having spent 19 of his 41-year naval career at sea.
Dawson retired from service on 30 November 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/139-OS-Dawson.html|access-date=27 December 2010|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com|title=Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson}}</ref><ref name=hindu-relentless>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/02/stories/2005120201840200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903233941/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/02/stories/2005120201840200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2006|title=A relentless fighter|date=2 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> having spent 19 of his 41-year naval career at sea.


==Later life==
==Later life==
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After retirement, Dawson lived in [[Bangalore]] and [[Nagercoil]] and actively supported a number of environmental causes. He led the campaign to clean [[Halasuru#Halasuru lake|Ulsoor lake]] in Bangalore. He was instrumental in the campaign to discontinue the use of leaded petrol in the 1990s. He was also a skilled pianist.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article251131.ece Krishnan, M. Anantha (2011) Now, Admiral Dawson on new voyage. New Indian Express. 24 October 2011]</ref>
After retirement, Dawson lived in [[Bangalore]] and [[Nagercoil]] and actively supported a number of environmental causes. He led the campaign to clean [[Halasuru#Halasuru lake|Ulsoor lake]] in Bangalore. He was instrumental in the campaign to discontinue the use of leaded petrol in the 1990s. He was also a skilled pianist.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article251131.ece Krishnan, M. Anantha (2011) Now, Admiral Dawson on new voyage. New Indian Express. 24 October 2011]</ref>


Since 2005, he served as the president of the charitable organization, ''Anga Karunya Kendra'', focused on supporting rehabilitation of the handicapped. The organization primarily supports patients suffering from [[polio]], [[muscular dystrophy]] and [[cerebral palsy]], as well as victims of accidents. A major focus of the organization is on rehabilitation using [[prostheses]].<ref name=hindu-relentless/>
Since 2005, he served as the president of the charitable organization, ''Anga Karunya Kendra'', focused on supporting rehabilitation of disabled people. The organization primarily supports patients with [[polio]], [[muscular dystrophy]] and [[cerebral palsy]], as well as survivors of accidents. A major focus of the organization is on rehabilitation using [[prostheses]].<ref name=hindu-relentless/>


==Death==
==Death==
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Admiral
Oscar Stanley Dawson
PVSM, AVSM
7th High Commissioner of India to New Zealand
In office
August 1985 – August 1987
Preceded byA. K. Budhiraja
Succeeded byC.R. Balachandra
26th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
5 September 1984 – 30 November 1984
PresidentZail Singh (Acting)
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded byDilbagh Singh
Succeeded byArun Shridhar Vaidya
10th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office
1 March 1982 – 30 November 1984
PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Zail Singh
Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded byRonald Lynsdale Pereira
Succeeded byRadhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
Personal details
Born(1923-11-13)13 November 1923
British Burma, British Raj
(now Myanmar)
Died23 October 2011(2011-10-23) (aged 87)
Bangalore, India
Resting placeBangalore, India
Alma materScott Christian College
Military service
Allegiance British India (1943-1947)
 India (from 1947)
Branch/service Royal Indian Navy
 Indian Navy
Years of service1943–1984
Rank Admiral
CommandsChief of the Naval Staff
Southern Naval Command
Eastern Fleet
INS Nilgiri (F33)
INS Talwar (F140)
Battles/warsWorld War II
Liberation of Goa
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards

Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was a four-star admiral in the Indian Navy. He served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984.[1] From 1983 until his retirement, he also served as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces. He previously served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). Adm Dawson was also the Director of Naval Operations during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

After retirement, Admiral Dawson served as the Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand. He also campaigned for a number of environmental causes and worked on the rehabilitation of disabled people. Admiral Dawson died of cerebral haemorrhage at the Command Hospital, Bangalore in October 2011.[2][3]

Early life

Oscar Stanley was born in Burma on 13 November 1923 to E. S. and Oliva Dawson.[1] The family had origins in the Nadar community of Tamil Nadu and professed Christianity. He received his high school and college education in his hometown Nagercoil, at Scott Christian College.[4] During the Japanese occupation of Burma in March 1942, his family was evacuated back to India.

Naval career

Upon arriving in India, Dawson continued with college studies, but left to enlist in the Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve. He received his commission as a midshipman on 8 January 1943.[5]

He received training as a specialist in navigation and direction in the United Kingdom. During World War II, he participated in the Arakan Campaign 1944-1945 and served on escort convoys in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.[6] Following the independence of India, he was absorbed into the Indian Navy, with promotion to lieutenant in 1948.

Among his early assignments, Dawson served as the naval aide-de-camp to the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, during 1953–54. He was promoted lieutenant-commander on 1 April 1956.[7] Following graduation from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 1957, he served as the navigating officer of INS Vikrant. Later he served as the fleet navigating officer. Among the commands he held at sea, included those as the commanding officer of INS Talwar (F140) and INS Nilgiri (F33). His appointments on shore included that as the commandant, Navigation and Direction School; director, Tactical School and chief staff officer, Cochin Area.

Dawson was promoted to substantive captain on 30 June 1969.[8] He was the Director of Naval Operations (DNO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Some of the Indian Navy's most famous operational successes, including Operation Trident, Operation Python and the naval blockade of East Pakistan were accomplished during his tenure as DNO. Dawson was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) for his services and leadership during the conflict.

He graduated from the National Defence College, New Delhi in 1973. Subsequently, promoted to commodore and then to rear admiral on 8 March 1976,[9] he served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) between February 1978 and March 1979. Promoted to vice-admiral on 1 April 1979,[10] he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C), Southern Naval Command. In 1981, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) for his distinguished service to the Indian Navy.

Dawson was promoted to Admiral and succeeded Adm R L Pereira as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff, taking command on 1 March 1982. Among his most significant contributions in office was the planning and vision for Project Seabird.[11]

Dawson retired from service on 30 November 1984,[12][13] having spent 19 of his 41-year naval career at sea.

Later life

Dawson served as the Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand between August 1985 and September 1987.

After retirement, Dawson lived in Bangalore and Nagercoil and actively supported a number of environmental causes. He led the campaign to clean Ulsoor lake in Bangalore. He was instrumental in the campaign to discontinue the use of leaded petrol in the 1990s. He was also a skilled pianist.[14]

Since 2005, he served as the president of the charitable organization, Anga Karunya Kendra, focused on supporting rehabilitation of disabled people. The organization primarily supports patients with polio, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, as well as survivors of accidents. A major focus of the organization is on rehabilitation using prostheses.[13]

Death

Dawson died of cerebral hemorrhage on 23 October 2011, aged 87. He never married and was survived by his sister, Thelma.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, PVSM, AVSM". Information Resource Facilitation Centre, Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former Chief of Naval Staff Dawson dead". Deccan Chronicle. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson Former Indian Navy Chief Passes Away". Frontier India News Network (FINN). 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2022.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ ""Scott Alumni Association"". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Officers of the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve". The Navy List: July 1945. HM Government, UK. 1945. p. 2125.
  6. ↑ S. Sartaj Alam Abidi, Satinder Sharma, Services chiefs of India (2007), p. 119
  7. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 September 1956. p. 186.
  8. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 17 January 1970. p. 88.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 May 1976. p. 695.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 4 October 1980. p. 1121.
  11. ↑ Ramachandran, Sudha (18 June 2005). "Indian navy on the crest of a wave". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "A relentless fighter". The Hindu. 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  14. ↑ Krishnan, M. Anantha (2011) Now, Admiral Dawson on new voyage. New Indian Express. 24 October 2011
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