Nigel Cecil
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Rear-Admiral Sir Nigel Cecil KBE CB |
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| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
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In office 1 October 1980 – 25 September 1985 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir John Paul |
| Succeeded by | Sir Laurence New |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil 11 November 1925 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Annette Barclay (m. 1961) |
| Children | Robert Barclay Amherst Cecil |
| Education | Ludgrove School |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands |
HMS Corunna HMS Royal Arthur |
Rear Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil, KBE, CB (born 11 November 1925), is a retired British naval officer.
Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil was born 11 November 1925 to Commander Hon. Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil (1893–1963) and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis (1896–1983). Cecil is a paternal grandson of Lord William Cecil (1854–1943) and the 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857–1919) and a maternal grandson of the 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864–1935). He was educated at Ludgrove School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
In 1959, he reached the rank of Commander. From 1961–63, Cecil commanded HMS Corunna in the Mediterranean and then HMS Royal Arthur from 1963–65. In 1966, he was promoted to the rank of Captain.
He returned to Dartmouth to command a training squadron from 1969–71. In 1968 he was made an Esquire (Esq.St.J. the lowest grade) in the Venerable Order of Saint John.
Cecil received the acting rank of Commodore in 1971 and was sent to South Africa as a Naval attaché to Cape Town until 1973. He was then a director of the Naval Operational Requirements from 1973–75. On 7 January 1975, he was appointed a Naval aide-de-camp to The Queen. He left this position on being promoted to Rear Admiral on 7 July 1975. He then became the NATO Commander of the South East Mediterranean and Flag Officer, Malta. In 1977, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
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