Oscar Stanley Dawson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian admiral
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Place of Birth: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
About Oscar Stanley Dawson
- Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was a four-star admiral in the Indian Navy.
- He served as the 12th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984.
- 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 the handicapped.
- Admiral Dawson died of cerebral haemorrhage at the Command Hospital, Bangalore in October 2011.
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