Collen Edward Melville Richards

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.

Collen Edward Melville Richards
Born1888
Died1971
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1911–1946
RankBrigadier
Service number5049
Commands held5th 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/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Officer of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)

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]

Command history

References

  1. "No. 28498". The London Gazette. 26 May 1911. p. 4001.
  2. "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1916. p. 580.
  3. "No. 31370". The London Gazette. 3 June 1919. p. 6820.
  4. "No. 13839". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 August 1922. p. 1343.
  5. "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1944. p. 2574.
  6. "No. 37451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1946. p. 753.
  7. Ammentorp, Steen. "Richards, Collen Edward Melville". generals.dk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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