Matt Abraham
Matt Abraham CB, MC | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 January 1919 |
| Died | 15 May 2001 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1939-1973 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
Major-General Sutton Martin O’Heguerty Abraham CB MC (26 January 1919 – 15 May 2001) was a British military officer who served as Director of Combat Development at the Ministry of Defence.
Career
[edit]Abraham was born to Captain Edgar Abraham, of the Indian Civil Service, and Ruth Eostre Abraham. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1939.[1] He won two MCs within a year during operations in the Western dessert in 1942.[1] He personally destroyed a German anti-tank gun and then took the surrender of 63 German soldiers.[2] He went on to be Director of Combat Development at the Ministry of Defence in 1968 and chief of the Joint Services Liaison Organisation in the British Army of the Rhine in 1971 before retiring in 1973.[3]
He served as Colonel of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, 1977-1981.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary: Major-General Matt Abraham". The Times. No. 67141. 17 May 2001. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Maj-Gen Matt Abraham". The Daily Telegraph. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Debrett's People of Today, 2007.
- ^ "9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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