Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh | |
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Born | Cahirbane, County Clare, Ireland | 16 May 1892
Died | 14 December 1970 London, Middlesex, England | (aged 78)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1944 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 12355 |
Unit | 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars |
Commands | Hampshire and Dorset District (1942–44) 3rd Armoured Group (1941–42) 7th Armoured Division (1940–41) Mobile Division (Egypt) (1939–40) 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (1934–38) |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
Relations | Sir O'Moore Creagh (father) |
Major General Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh, KBE, MC (16 May 1892 – 14 December 1970) was a British Army officer who served in both the world wars. He commanded the 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats, between 1939 and 1941.