Robert Black Fell

Brigadier-General Robert Black Fell CB CBE (5 November 1859 – 22 March 1934) was the 4th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force.[1] He was appointed on 1 June 1913 until 6 March 1914, and again until 31 December 1919. He was succeeded by the acting W. G. B. Dickson and again by Thomas Howard Chapman.[2]

Brigadier-General

Robert Black Fell

CB CBE
Born5 November 1859
Finsthwaite, Cumbria, England
Died22 March 1934 (aged 74)
London, England
AllegianceBritish Ceylon
Service/branchCeylon Defence Force
RankBrigadier-General
UnitScottish Rifles
Commands heldCommander of the Ceylon Defence Force

References
  1. "Brigadier-General Fell Obituary". The Times. 23 March 1934. p. 19.
  2. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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