John Edwards (British Army officer) explained

John Edwards
Birth Date:1896
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1915−1947
Servicenumber:10842
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:148th Independent Brigade
45th Infantry Division
Unit:Scots Guards
Battles:First World War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
Awards:Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General John Keith Edwards (born 1896) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Edwards was commissioned into the Scots Guards, in 1915, during the First World War.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in September 1917. The citation for his MC appeared in a later issue of The London Gazette, in January 1918, and reads as follows:

He went on to remain in the army during the interwar period and became an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta in India in 1936 and a staff officer in Palestine and Transjordan in 1939 during the Arab revolt there.[2]

In the Second World War he served as brigadier on the general staff at East Africa Command from 1940, commander of the 148th Independent Brigade in 1942 and General Officer Commanding 45th Infantry Division from 1943.[2] His last appointment was as Head of the SHAEF Mission to the Netherlands before retiring in 1947.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smart, Nicholas . Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Leo Cooper. 2005. 978-1844150496.
  2. Web site: Edwards, John Keith. Generals.dk. 29 June 2020.