Neville Purvis Explained

Sir Neville Purvis
Birth Date:8 May 1936
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1953–1994
Rank:Vice Admiral
Branch: Royal Navy
Commands:Director-General, Future Material Projects
Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training
Chief of Fleet Support

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.burkespeerage.com/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=PURVISNEVILLE Burke's Peerage
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1988
  3. Whitaker's Almanack 1989
  4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/service-appointments-1512501.html Service Appointments
  5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/birthdays-1160732.html Birthdays
  6. http://www.hcmm.org.uk/attachments/138_HCMM%20Journal%202009%20-%201.pdf The Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and The Wellinton Trust