Oscar Stanley Dawson

Who was Oscar Stanley Dawson?

Oscar Stanley Dawson was an Indian Navy admiral who 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. Other major commands he held included that as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command and as Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet. 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.