Bernard Freyberg(1889-1963)
Bernard Cyril Freyberg was born in Richmond, Surrey, on March 21st 1889
In February 1917, he was appointed Brigadier General, the youngest in the British Army at that time. By the end of the war, he had been awarded two bars to his Distinguished Service Order, and the Order of the Companions of St. Michael and St. George.
Upon demobilisation in 1919, he was commissioned into the Regular Army, and served in the Grenadier Guards - as well as in staff positions. Due to heart problems from his war service, he retired with the rank of Major General in 1937, having been awarded the Order of the Bath in 1936. In 1940, he was granted command of the 2nd New Zealand Division, and served in Egypt and Greece. In 1942, he was promoted to Lieutenant General, and given a knighthood.
Upon retirement in 1946, he was governor-general of New Zealand, and the holder of the US Legion of Merit. In 1951, he was given the title of Baron Freyberg of Wellington and Munstead. He died on July 4th 1963, in Windsor, as a result of a rupture to one of his wounds from the Gallipoli campaign, leaving a widow and son.
- the son of a Surveyor. At the age of two, he and his parents settled
In February 1917, he was appointed Brigadier General, the youngest in the British Army at that time. By the end of the war, he had been awarded two bars to his Distinguished Service Order, and the Order of the Companions of St. Michael and St. George.
Upon demobilisation in 1919, he was commissioned into the Regular Army, and served in the Grenadier Guards - as well as in staff positions. Due to heart problems from his war service, he retired with the rank of Major General in 1937, having been awarded the Order of the Bath in 1936. In 1940, he was granted command of the 2nd New Zealand Division, and served in Egypt and Greece. In 1942, he was promoted to Lieutenant General, and given a knighthood.
Upon retirement in 1946, he was governor-general of New Zealand, and the holder of the US Legion of Merit. In 1951, he was given the title of Baron Freyberg of Wellington and Munstead. He died on July 4th 1963, in Windsor, as a result of a rupture to one of his wounds from the Gallipoli campaign, leaving a widow and son.