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Neville Purvis

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Sir Neville Purvis
Born8 May 1936
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1953–1994
RankVice Admiral
CommandsDirector-General, Future Material Projects
Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training
Chief of Fleet Support
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir Neville Purvis KCB (born 8 May 1936) is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.

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Educated at Charterhouse School, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Purvis joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and specialized as a submariner.[1] Promoted to rear admiral, he was appointed Director-General, Future Material Projects in 1987[2] and Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training in 1988[3] and then, having been promoted to vice admiral, he served as Chief of Fleet Support from 1991 until his retirement in 1994.[4]

In retirement he became Director General of the British Standards Institution (BSI) and thereafter Chief Executive of the British Safety Council[5] and, more recently, a Trustee of the Wellington Trust, a charity formed to preserve the sloop HMS Wellington.[6] He lives at Bramley in Surrey.[1]

Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Fleet Support
1991–1994
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke's Peerage
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1988
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1989
  4. ^ Service Appointments
  5. ^ Birthdays The Independent, 8 May 1998
  6. ^ The Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and The Wellinton Trust Issue 1/2009, Volume XXII, No. 1