Geoffrey Oliver

Sir Geoffrey Nigel Oliver
Oliver (left) with Admiral Sir James Somerville in 1942
Born(1898-01-22)22 January 1898
Died26 May 1980(1980-05-26) (aged 82)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1915–1955
RankAdmiral
CommandsNore 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 / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight 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.