Otway Herbert

Sir Otway Herbert
Born	19 November 1901
Died	4 April 1984
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	British Forces in Berlin 44th Infantry Division West Africa Command Western Command
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant General Sir Edwin Otway Herbert KBE CB DSO (19 November 1901 - 4 April 1984) was a British Army General who achieved high command in the 1950s.

Military career

Otway Herbert was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1921.^[1] He served in Egypt between 1928 and 1935.^[1] Returning to the United Kingdom, he became Brigade Major for the Home Counties Anti-Aircraft Group in 1935.^[1]

He served in World War II initially as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General for 27 Anti-Aircraft Group within the British Expeditionary Force and was deployed to France and Belgium.^[1] In 1942 he joined 132nd Field Regiment, which formed part of 78th Division serving in North Africa, and then in 1943 he joined 21st Army Group in France.^[1]

After the War he became Commander Royal Artillery for 5th Division moving on to be Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1947.^[1]

He became Director Territorial Army and Cadets at the War Office in 1949 and General Officer Commanding 44th Infantry Division in 1952.^[1] He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief West Africa Command from 1953^[1] earning the distinction of being the last soldier to hold this command.^[2] He was GOC-in-Chief of Western Command from 1957 and retired in 1960.^[1]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1956 to 1966.^[1]

He lived at Brynsiencyn in Anglesey.^[3]

Family

In 1925 he married Muriel Irlam Barlow and together they went on to have a daughter.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Defence: West Africa Hansard, 25 June 1958
3. ^ ^{a b} The Peerage.com

Military offices
Preceded by Eric Nares	Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1947–1949	Succeeded by Lord Bourne
Preceded by Sir Lashmer Whistler	GOC West Africa Command 1953–1956	Succeeded by Post Disbanded
Preceded by Sir Lashmer Whistler	GOC-in-C Western Command 1957–1960	Succeeded by Sir William Stirling

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Name	Herbert, Otway
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Date of birth	19 November 1901
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Date of death	4 April 1984
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