Edmund Osborne
Lieutenant-General Edmund Archibald Osborne CB DSO (1885–1969) was a British Army officer who commanded II Corps during the Second World War.
Edmund Osborne | |
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| 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 |
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 1921–1922 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
- "Osborne, Edmund". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Minshull-Ford |
GOC 44th (Home Counties) Division 1938–1940 |
Succeeded by Arthur Percival |
| Preceded by Bernard Montgomery |
GOC II Corps 1940–1941 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Anderson |