Robert Neville
Royal Marines officer
About Robert Neville
Lived 1896 – 1987 (aged 90).
Major-General Sir Robert Arthur Ross Neville, KCMG, CBE (17 December 1896 – 12 June 1987) was a British Royal Marines officer who served in both world wars. He was later Governor of the Bahamas from 1950 to 1953.
Early life and education Neville was born the son of a British Army officer and educated at Cheltenham College before joining the Royal Marines in 1914 at the age of 17.
Career
Military career During World War I, he served aboard the King Edward VII and the Royal Oak, participated in the Battle of Jutland, and commanded a company in France. Neville assumed office on 6 December 1950 and completed his term on 11 October 1953. He was succeeded by the Earl of Ranfurly.
Personal life and death Neville married Doris Marie Collen Simpson in 1943, the couple had two children. He was knighted in 1952.
Neville died in 1986, aged 90.
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Who was Robert Neville?
Royal Marines officer
When was Robert Neville born?
Robert Neville was born on 17 December 1896.
When did Robert Neville die?
Robert Neville died on 12 June 1987.
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