Campbell Hardy

Sir Campbell Hardy
Born	1906
Died	1984
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1924–59
Rank	General
Commands held	Commandant General Royal Marines (1955–59) 3 Commando Brigade (1944–45; 1948–51) 46 Commando (1943–44)
Battles/wars	Second World War Suez Crisis
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar

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

Educated at Felsted School, Hardy was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1924 and qualified as Physical Training Officer. He served in the Second World War, being appointed as the first Commanding Officer of 46 Commando from 1943 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his "gallant and distinguished services while operating with the Army in Normandy" This was followed by the award of a Bar to his DSO for "Courage, example and enthusiasm during commando operations in Northern Europe", before he transferred to the Pacific theatre in 1944 and was appointed to command 3 Commando Brigade in Burma and Hong Kong. On 29 December 1944, 3 Commando Brigade, under Hardy's command, carried out an unopposed landing on the island of Akyab in Burma. Between 22 and 23 January 1945 he led a successful defence against Japanese forces at the Battle of Hill 170. After the battle, the commander of the XV Indian Corps—Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison—stated in a special order of the day to 3rd Commando Brigade, "The Battle of Kangaw had been the decisive battle of the whole Arakan campaign and that it was won was very largely due to your magnificent defence of Hill 170."

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