Collen Melville Richards | |
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Birth name | Collen Edward Melville Richards |
Born | 1888 |
Died | 1971 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1946 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 5049 |
Commands held | 5th West African Brigade (1942) 2nd (West Africa) Brigade (1941–42) 24th (Gold Coast) Brigade (1940–41) Royal West African Frontier Force (1939–42) 4th Gold Coast Brigade (1939–40) Gold Coast Regiment (1939) |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Officer of the Order of the Nile (Egypt) |
Brigadier Collen Edward Melville Richards, CBE, DSO, MC (1888–1971) was a senior officer in the British Army who served during the First and Second World Wars.
Joining the East Lancashire Regiment in 1911, [1] Richards served during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1919. [2] [3] For his "good services" during the Aliab Dinka Uprising of 1919–20, Richards was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Nile by the Sultan of Egypt. [4] In the Second World War, he commanded the 24th Gold Coast Brigade ( 12th African Division) during the East African Campaign and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1944 Birthday Honours. [5] Richards retired from the army on 2 February 1946. [6]
Collen Melville Richards | |
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Birth name | Collen Edward Melville Richards |
Born | 1888 |
Died | 1971 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1946 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 5049 |
Commands held | 5th West African Brigade (1942) 2nd (West Africa) Brigade (1941–42) 24th (Gold Coast) Brigade (1940–41) Royal West African Frontier Force (1939–42) 4th Gold Coast Brigade (1939–40) Gold Coast Regiment (1939) |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Officer of the Order of the Nile (Egypt) |
Brigadier Collen Edward Melville Richards, CBE, DSO, MC (1888–1971) was a senior officer in the British Army who served during the First and Second World Wars.
Joining the East Lancashire Regiment in 1911, [1] Richards served during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1919. [2] [3] For his "good services" during the Aliab Dinka Uprising of 1919–20, Richards was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Nile by the Sultan of Egypt. [4] In the Second World War, he commanded the 24th Gold Coast Brigade ( 12th African Division) during the East African Campaign and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1944 Birthday Honours. [5] Richards retired from the army on 2 February 1946. [6]