John Edwards (British Army officer)

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

John Edwards
Born	1896
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	148th Independent Brigade 45th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

Military career

Edwards was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1915.[1] He served in First World War and was awarded the Military Cross.[2] He went on to become an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta in India in 1936 and a staff officer in Palestine and Transjordan in 1939.[3] 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.[3] His last appointment was as Head of the SHAEF Mission to the Netherlands before retiring in 1947.[3]

References

1. Smart, Nicholas (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Leo Cooper. ISBN 978-1844150496.
2. "No. 30308". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1917. p. 9974.
3. "Edwards, John Keith". Generals.dk. Retrieved 29 June 2020.