Major-General Sir Robert Arthur Ross Neville, KCMG, CBE (17 December 1896 – 12 June 1987) was a British Royal Marines officer who served in both world wars.
[1] Neville was born the son of a British Army officer and educated at Cheltenham College before joining the Royal Marines in 1914 at the age of 17.
[2] During World War I, he served aboard the King Edward VII and the Royal Oak, participated in the Battle of Jutland, and commanded a company in France.
[2] After the war, Neville served as aide-de-camp to the governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and Bombay, and worked with the Indian Statutory Commission.
[2] During World War II, he was Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence and Royal Marines Adviser to Combined Operations.