Cosmo Nevill
Cosmo Nevill | |
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Born | Major General | 14 July 1907
Service number | 38525 |
Unit | Royal Fusiliers |
Commands held | 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 6th Infantry Brigade British Army School of Infantry 2nd Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major General Cosmo Alexander Richard Nevill CB CBE DSO (14 July 1907 – 19 September 2002) was a senior British Army officer who fought in World War II in Western Europe and later commanded the 2nd Division
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Military career
Nevill was educated at
Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment.[2] His battalion captured the Longues-sur-Mer battery and took 120 prisoners, earning him the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).[1]
After the War he served on the General Staff of the Military Staff Committee at the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2nd Infantry Division at Hilden in 1956 before he retired in 1960 following a heart attack.[2]
In retirement he became a respected oil painter.[1]
Family
In 1934 he married Grania Goodliffe; they had a son and a daughter.[1]