Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil, KBE, CB was a British naval officer.
10 Facts About Nigel Cecil
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Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil was born 11 November 1925, to Commander Hon.
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Nigel Cecil was educated at Ludgrove School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
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Nigel Cecil received the acting rank of Commodore in 1971 and was sent to South Africa as a Naval attache to Cape Town until 1973.
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Nigel Cecil left this position on being promoted to Rear Admiral on 7 July 1975.
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Nigel Cecil then became the NATO Commander of the South East Mediterranean and Flag Officer, Malta.
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Nigel Cecil left the island with the last of the British Forces in 1979 and on, 16 June 1979, was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Nigel Cecil retired from the navy on 15 September 1979.
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On 9 September 1980, Nigel Cecil became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, a post he held for five years.
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Nigel Cecil, who lived with his wife of over fifty-five years, on the Isle of Wight, died on 10 March 2017, at the age of 91.