Global InformationEdward Crozier Creasy information
Edward Crozier Creasy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1888 British Ceylon |
| Died | 1936 London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | Commander and Senior Liaison Officer of the Inter Allied Detachment during the Upper Silesia Plebiscite |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Major Edward Crozier Creasy (1888–1936) was commander and senior liaison officer of the Inter Allied Detachment during the Upper Silesia plebiscite.[1][2][3][4][5] In May 1921, he was ambushed and, facing a Polish firing squad, said: "The Union Jack, though invisible, is round me. You will hit the British flag if you do. You dare not do it". The Polish execution officers put their weapons down and refused to carry out the execution order.[4]
According to Creasy's obituary in The Times, his liaison work between the Allied Forces Headquarters and General von Hoefer, and the subsequent withdrawal of von Hoefer's troops against the Polish forces of Wojciech Korfanty without further incident, was "due to the tact and personality of Major Creasy in carrying out the instructions of the Allied Command".[1][6] He was awarded the Upper-Silesian Eagle for his bravery.[2]
- ^ a b Obituary in The Times, MAJOR E. C. CREASY, 26 November 1936, p.11
- ^ a b "Story: Life and times of E C Creasy, 1937 | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk.
- ^ Britain and Upper Silesia 1919 - 1922, by Lesniewski, Peter, 2000. Published by the University of Dundee, p. 335
- ^ a b The Ottawa Citizen, British Pluck Foils Poles Who Had Orders to Shoot, Ontario, Canada, Saturday, 28 May 1921, p.15
- ^ The Observer, London, Polish and German Forces To Leave By July 5, Sunday 26 June 1921, p.13
- ^ Hoefer, Karl (25 April 1938). "Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921: Erinnerungen und Dokumente". E.S. Mittler & Sohn – via Google Books.