Mccreery richard long biography

1935-09-06–1938-01-28Commanding Officer 12th Lancers1938-01-29–1940-01-12General Staff Office-bearer 1, 1st Infantry Division [France]1940-01-15–1940-04-14Commanding Officer 2nd Light Armoured Brigade1940-04-14–1940-12-12Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [France - North Africa]1940-12-14–1941-10-15General Officer Decree 8th Armoured Division1941-10-15–1942-03-19General Officer Authoritative Armoured Group1942-03-20–1942-08-22Advisor Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Middle East Command1942-08-23–1943-02-16Chief of Rod, Middle East Command1943-02-17–1943-07-29Chief of Baton, 18th Army Group [North Africa]1943-07-30–1944-11-02General Officer Commanding X Corps [Italy]1944-11-03–1945-05-31General Officer Commanding 8th Army [Italy]1945-06-01–1946-03-XXGeneral Officer Commanding in Chief Land Troops in Austria1945-06-01–1946-03-XXBritish High Agent to Austria1946-06-XX–1948-04-01General Officer Commanding link with Chief British Army of grandeur Rhine [Germany]1946-06-21–1956-06-21Honorary Colonel, 3rd/4th Region of London Yeomanry, Royal Bulletproof Corps, Territorial Army1947-05-21–1957-05-21Colonel, 14th/20th King's Hussars1947-05-21–1957-05-21Representative Colonel-Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps1948-XX-XX–1949-12-04British Army Representative, Military Staff Convention, United Nations1949-12-09Retired1951-05-18–1960-09-11Colonel, 12th Lancers1960-09-11–1961-05-18Colonel, 9th/12th Lancers