Michael O'Moore Creagh

Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh
Born(1892-05-16)16 May 1892
Cahirbane, County Clare, Ireland
Died14 December 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 78)
London, Middlesex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1911–1944
RankMajor General
Service number12355
Unit7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
CommandsHampshire 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 / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir 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.


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