Campbell Hardy

General Sir Campbell Richard Hardy, KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar (24 May 1906 – 29 July 1984) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1955 to 1959.

Sir Campbell Hardy
Born(1906-05-24)24 May 1906
Died29 July 1984(1984-07-29) (aged 78)
Chichester, Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1924–1959
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommandant General Royal Marines (1955–59)
Royal Marine Depot, Deal (1951–52)
3 Commando Brigade (1944–45; 1948–51)
46 Commando (1943–44)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Suez Crisis
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
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