Major-General Edward Charles Colville CB DSO & Bar DL (1 September 1905 – 10 January 1982) was a senior British Army officer.
Edward Colville | |
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| Born | 1 September 1905 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
| Died | 10 January 1982 Stoughton, West Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1925–1959 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Service number | 33658 |
| Unit | Gordon Highlanders |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 227th Infantry Brigade 128th Infantry Brigade 51st (Highland) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in dispatches |
Military career
editBorn the son of Admiral Sir Stanley Colville and Adelaide Jane Meade, Colville was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders on 3 September 1925.[1] He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in August 1943 and commander of 227th Infantry Brigade in North West Europe in July 1944 during the Second World War.[2] He commanded the brigade during Operation Plunder, the crossing of the Rhine, opposite Xanten in March 1945.[3]
After the war he became Defence adviser in Canada in December 1946, commander of the 128th Infantry Brigade in November 1949 and Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at British Army of the Rhine in June 1952.[4] He went on to be Chief of Staff at Headquarters Far East Land Forces in June 1954 and General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division in March 1956 before retiring in March 1959.[4]
In retirement he served as a deputy lieutenant of West Sussex.[2]
Family
editIn 1934 he married Barbara Joan Denny; they had two daughters.[2]
References
edit- ^ "No. 33081". The London Gazette. 4 September 1925. p. 5837.
- ^ a b c "Colville, Edward Charles". Unit Histories. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Saunders 2006, p. 143−161.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Saunders, Tim (2006). Operation Plunder : the British & Canadian Operations. Havertown: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-78346-079-3. OCLC 854974757.