Geoffrey Oliver

Sir Geoffrey Nigel Oliver
Sir Geoffrey Nigel Oliver
	Oliver (left) with Admiral Sir James Somerville in 1942
Born	22 January 1898
Died	26 May 1980 (aged 82)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1915–1955
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Nore Command (1953–55); East Indies Station (1950–52); Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1948–50); Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (1946–48); Royal Naval Air Stations (1946); 21st Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1945); 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1944–45); Naval Force "J" (Operation Neptune) (1944); Naval Force "N" (Operation Torch) (1943); Senior Officer Inshore Squadron, North Africa (1943); HMS Hermione (1940–43)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War Bismarck; Siege of Malta; Operation Torch; Operation Husky; Operation Neptune;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars; Mentioned in dispatches (2); Legion of Merit (United States); Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (Sweden)

Admiral Sir Geoffrey Nigel Oliver GBE, KCB, DSO & Two Bars (22 January 1898 – 26 May 1980) was a Royal Navy officer during the Second World War.

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