Michael O'Moore Creagh
| Michael O'Moore Creagh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1892 |
| Died | 1970 (aged 77 or 78) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars 7th Armoured Division 3 Armored Group |
| Battles/wars | First World War, Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | General Sir O'Moore Creagh (father) |
Major General Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh KBE, MC (16 May 1892 – 1970) was a British soldier who served in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats, between 1939 and 1941.
Creagh was born on 16 May 1892 to O'Moore Creagh, a Victoria Cross recipient and officer in the British Indian Army, and his second wife Elizabeth (née Reade). Educated at Wellington College, he entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was then commissioned into the 7th Queen's Own Hussars in 1911.
By the end of the First World War, Creagh had served as an aide de camp to the divisional commander Home Forces (1914–15), as a staff captain in France (1917–18) and a brigade major (1918–19).
Creagh stayed in the British Army after the war and commanded 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars from 1934 to 1938.
On 4 December 1939, Creagh took over the 7th Armoured Division stationed on the Egyptian frontier, from Major General Percy Hobart who was retired by General Archibald Wavell. In February 1940 the formation was renamed 7th Armoured Division and Creagh's tenure of command of this division was the longest of any of its general officers commanding.
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