Arthur de Terrotte Nevill

Who was Arthur de Terrotte Nevill?

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur de Terrotte Nevill KBE, CB was a famous New Zealand military aviator and administrator.

He attended the Royal Military College of Australia from 1916 until 1919 and was appointed a Lieutenant in the New Zealand Army in 1919 and held various staff and regimental appointments in New Zealand from 1921 until 1930 when he transferred to the New Zealand Permanent Air Force at its establishment on 1 April 1930.

During that time he had been appointed as New Zealand Liaison Officer to the Air Ministry and he continued there until 1935.

In 1937 he was appointed as Air Member for Supply to the Air Board of the newly organised Royal New Zealand Air Force. As such he was responsible for all of the logistics activities of the RNZAF. As a result of this appointment he was then appointed in 1942 as Air Officer Commanding RNZAF Headquarters in London until 1943.

In 1944 he was returned to NZ and appointed Vice-Chief of Air Staff, and then in 1946 to Chief of Air Staff until January 1951.