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]


Robert Black Fell

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. The Times Digital Archive. 23 March 1934. p. 19.
  2. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
A. F. C. Vincent
Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1913-1914
Succeeded by
W. G. B. Dickson
acting Commander
Preceded by
Edward James Hayward
acting Commander
Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1917-1919
Succeeded by
Thomas Howard Chapman
acting Commander
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