Edmond Schreiber

Sir Edmond Schreiber
Nickname(s)"Teddy"[1]
Born(1890-04-30)30 April 1890
London, England
Died8 October 1972(1972-10-08) (aged 82)
Exmouth, Devonshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1909–1947
RankLieutenant-General
Service number12846
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsX Field Brigade, Royal Artillery
61st Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
V Corps
First Army
Western Command
South-Eastern Command
Malta
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Knight of the Order of St John
Mentioned in dispatches (5)
Other workDeputy Lieutenant of Devon (1948)
National President, Old Contemptibles Association (1960)

Lieutenant-General Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber, KCB, DSO, KStJ, DL (30 April 1890 – 8 October 1972) was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First World War and the Second World War. In the latter he commanded the 45th Infantry Division, V Corps and the British First Army.

  1. ^ Smart 2005, p. 281.