Edmund Osborne
Edmund Osborne | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Sigs" |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1969 (aged 83–84) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1904–1941 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals |
| Commands held | 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade Cairo Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division II Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War I Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Edmund Archibald Osborne CB DSO (1885–1969) was a British Army officer who commanded II Corps during the Second World War.
Military career[]
Osborne entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers, British Army, in 1904.[1] He served in the First World War and then attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1921 to 1922 and later became Commander of the School of Signals in 1926.[1]
He went on to be a General Staff Officer (GSO) with the 3rd Infantry Division in 1930. Osborne subsequently became Commander of 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade in 1933 and Commander of the Cairo Brigade in Egypt in 1934.[1]
He served in the Second World War, initially as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 44th (Home Counties) Division from April 1938 and then as GOC II Corps from 1940[2] until he retired from the British Army in 1941.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Osborne, Edmund". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- 1885 births
- 1969 deaths
- British Army generals of World War II
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Royal Corps of Signals officers
- Royal Engineers officers
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley