Edmond Schreiber
| Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Teddy" |
| Born | 30 April 1890 |
| Died | 8 October 1978 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Artillery, British Army |
| Years of service | 1909 - 1947 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
61st Infantry Division (1940) 45th Infantry Division (1940-1941) 4th Division (1941) V Corps (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.
Military career
Born the son of the late Brigadier General Acton L. Schreiber CB CMG DSO, Edmond Schreiber was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery becoming a Lieutenant in 1912.[1] He served in World War I on the Western Front, earning the DSO, being mentioned in despatches and ending the war as a brevet major. In the 1930s, he served at the Staff College, Camberley, the War Office and the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness and was Brigadier Royal Artillery in Southern Command.[2]
Schreiber served in the British Expeditionary Force in France between 1939 and 1940.[3] He commanded 61st Infantry Division in 1940, 45th Infantry Division later in 1940 and 4th Division in 1941 before being promoted to take command of V Corps later that year.[2] In 1942 he was appointed to command First Army which was to be the parent organisation for Allied forces in Tunisia after Operation Torch; however, he developed a kidney problem and became unfit for active service.[4]
Restricted to non-field roles, he became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command in 1942 and of South Eastern Command in 1944.[2] Between 1944 and 1946, Schreiber was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta.[5] He retired in 1947.[2]
Schreiber became a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John in 1944.
Retirement
He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1948 and National President of the Old Contemptibles Association in 1960.
Family
Edmond Schreiber married Phyllis Barchard in 1916; there were two daughters.
Notes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28674. p. 9784. 24 December 1912. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Generals.dk
- ↑ Alanbrooke (2001), e.g. entries 29 November 1939, 11 December 1939, 22 April 1940.
- ↑ Mead, p. 59.
- ↑ Alanbrooke (2001), e.g. entries 21 August 1944, 29 January 1945, 10 February 1945.
External links
References
- Alanbrooke, Field Marshal Lord (2001). Danchev, Alex & Todman, Daniel, eds. War Diaries 1939-1945. Phoenix Press. ISBN 1-84212-526-5.
- Mead, Richard (2007). Churchill's Lions: A biographical guide to the key British generals of World War II. Stroud (UK): Spellmount. ISBN 978-1-86227-431-0.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Bernard Montgomery |
GOC, V Corps 1941–1942 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Allfrey |
| Preceded by New Post |
GOC-in-C First Army July 1942–August 1942 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Anderson |
| Preceded by Sir James Marshall-Cornwall |
GOC-in-C Western Command 1942–1944 |
Succeeded by Sir Daril Watson |
| Preceded by Sir John Swayne |
GOC-in-C South-Eastern Command 1944 |
Succeeded by Eric Miles |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Gort |
Governor of Malta 1944–1946 |
Succeeded by Lord Douglas |
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