Edmond Schreiber

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber
30th April 1890 - 8th October 1972
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Artillery, British Army
Years of service 1909 - 1947
Rank Lieutenant-General

-
Commands held 45th Infantry Division (Apr 1941 - Mar 1942)
First Army (1942)
Western Command (1942-1944)
South ­Eastern Command (1944)
Governor and Commander-­in-­Chief of Malta (1944-1946)
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards KCB (1944)
CB (1942)
DSO (1914)
MID
Other work DL of Devon (1948)
National President, Old Contemptibles Association (1960). KStJ, 1944

Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Charles Acton Schreiber, KCB, DSO (30 April 1890 - 8 October 1978) was a British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars. In the second he commanded the 45th Infantry Division, V Corps and First Army.

His father was the late Brigadier General Acton L. Schreiber, CB, CMG, DSO. Edmond Schreiber married Phyllis Barchard in 1916; there were two daughters.

In World War I, Schreiber served on the Western Front, earning the DSO and was mentioned in despatches. He ended the war as a brevet major.

In the 1930s, he served the Staff College, War Office and the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness and commanded Royal Artillery, Southern Command.

He served in the British Expeditionary Force in France 1939-1940.[1] In 1940, he commanded 45th Infantry Division, V Corps in 1941, First Army in 1942 and South ­Eastern Command in 1944. Between 1944 and 1946, Schreiber was Governor and Commander-in­-Chief of Malta.[2] He retired in 1947.

He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1948 and National President of the Old Contemptibles Association in 1960.

Schreiber became a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John in 1944.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Alanbrooke (2001), e.g. entries 29 November 1939, 11 December 1939, 22 April 1940.
  2. ^ Alanbrooke (2001), e.g. entries 21 August 1944, 29 January 1945, 10 February 1945.

[edit] References