Neville Purvis
Sir Neville Purvis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1936 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1953–1994 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Director-General, Future Material Projects Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training Chief of Fleet Support |
| Awards | Knight 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.
Naval career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Burke's Peerage
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1988
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1989
- ^ Service Appointments
- ^ Birthdays The Independent, 8 May 1998
- ^ The Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and The Wellinton Trust Issue 1/2009, Volume XXII, No. 1