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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
CommandsCommander of the Ceylon Defence Force

Brigadier-General Robert Black Fell CB CBE (5 November 1859 – 22 March 1934) was the 4th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. 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.

References

  1. "Brigadier-General Fell Obituary". The Times. 23 March 1934. p. 19.
  2. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Military offices
Preceded byA. F. C. Vincent Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1913-1914 		Succeeded byW. G. B. Dickson
acting Commander
Preceded byEdward James Hayward
acting Commander 		Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1917-1919 		Succeeded byThomas Howard Chapman
acting Commander
Commanders of the Ceylon Defence Force
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