Jock Campbell (cricket)
Jock Campbell may refer to: *Jock Campbell (British Army officer) (1894–1942), British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross *Jock Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan (1912–1994), British businessman *Jock Campbell (footballer) (1922–1983), Scottish footballer (Charlton Athletic FC) *Jock Campbell (rugby union) Jock Campbell (born 17 May 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. ...

Jock Campbell (British Army Officer)
Major-General John Charles Campbell, (10 January 1894 – 26 February 1942), known as Jock Campbell, was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life and career Campbell was born in Thurso and educated at Sedbergh School. At the beginning of the First World War in August 1914 he joined the Honourable Artillery Company, and, after graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was commissioned into the Royal Horse Artillery in 1915. Serving in France, he was wounded twice and ended the war as a captain, having earned the Military Cross (MC). Between the wars he became a first class horseman (in the top flight at both polo and hunting), while continuing to serve as an artillery officer. Second World War When the Second World War broke out Campbell was 45 years old and a major commanding a battery in the 4th Regiment Royal Horse Ar ...
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Jock Campbell, Baron Campbell Of Eskan
John Middleton Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan (8 August 1912 – 26 December 1994), known familiarly as "Jock", was the Chairman of Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co (Later Booker-McConnell) in British Guiana (now Guyana) between 1952 and 1967. He was knighted in 1957 and was created a Labour Party life peer on 14 January 1966, taking the title Baron Campbell of Eskan, of Camis Eskan in the County of Dumbarton.Alastair Campbell ''A History of Clan Campbell'' (Vol. 3, p. 282), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004. He was Chairman of the Commonwealth Sugar Exporters Association (1950–84). He was additionally notable as chairman of Booker McConnell, Chairman of the ''New Statesman and Nation'' and the first chairman of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation. Childhood and youth Jock's paternal grandfather, William Middleton Campbell, was Governor of the Bank of England between 1907 and 1909, a man of great prestige. His mother Mary was of aristocratic Irish stock. ...
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Jock Campbell (footballer)
James Campbell (11 November 1922 – 7 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer. He was in born in East Kilbride.* Campbell played as a full back in the Football League for Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in .... References 1922 births 1983 deaths Scottish footballers Sportspeople from East Kilbride Association football fullbacks Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from South Lanarkshire {{Scotland-footy-defender-1920s-stub ...
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