Sir O'Moore Creagh | |
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Nickname(s) | Garrett O'Moore Creagh |
Born | Cahirbane, County Clare, Ireland | 2 April 1848
Died | 9 August 1923 South Kensington, London, England | (aged 75)
Buried | East Sheen Cemetery |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1866–1914 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief, India 29th (DCO) Bombay Infantry (2nd Baluch Battalion) |
Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Boxer Rebellion |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of India Venerable Order of Saint John Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) |
Relations | Major General Sir Michael Creagh (son) |
General Sir Garrett O'Moore Creagh, VC, GCB, GCSI (2 April 1848 – 9 August 1923), known as Sir O'Moore Creagh,[1] was a senior British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.