Cosmo Nevill

Cosmo Nevill
Born	14 July 1907 Bordon, Hampshire
Died	19 September 2002
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1927-1960
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	2 Bn Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers 6th Infantry Brigade 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 British Army officer who commanded 2nd Infantry Division.

Military career

Educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,^[1] Nevell was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in 1927 and then served in India from 1932.^[2] He fought in World War II in Burma and then took part in the Normandy landings as Commanding Officer of 2 Bn Devonshire Regiment.^[2] His battalion captured the Longues-sur-Mer battery and took 120 prisoners earning him the DSO.^[1] After the War he served on the General Staff of the Military Staff Committee at the United Nations in New York.^[2] He became Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers in Germany in 1950, Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade at Munster and Wuppertal in 1951 and Commandant of the School of Infantry at Warminster in 1954.^[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Obituary: Major-General Cosmo Nevill The Telegraph, 12 October 2002
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Military offices
Preceded by John Wilsey	General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1956–1958	Succeeded by William Stirling