Robert Black Fell


Robert Black Fell

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.