Neville Purvis

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

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
Sir Jock Slater		 Chief of Fleet Support
1991–1994		 Succeeded by
Sir Toby Frere

References
  1. 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
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