Lord
Bernard
Cyril
"Tiny, Baron Freyberg of Wellington, New Zealand and of Munstead in the County of Surrey"
Freyberg
V.C.
Born in Richmond, Surrey, England
Son of James Freyberg
and Julia (Hamilton) Freyberg
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Barbara (Jekyll) Freyberg
— married
14 Jun 1922 (to 4 Jul 1963) in St. Martha-on-the-Hill, near Guildford, Surrey.
Father of
Paul Richard Freyberg
Died
at age 74
in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Bernard Freyberg V.C. was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Bernard Freyberg V.C. is Notable.
| Preceded by New Title Preceded by 6th Governor-General Sir Cyril Newall |
Bernard Freyberg 1st Baron Freyburg1951 - 1963 7th Governor-General of New Zealand  |
Succeeded by 2nd Baron Paul Freyburg MC Succeeded by 8th Governor-General Willoughby Norrie |
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Biography
Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars, KStJ (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963), was a British-born New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient and soldier who later served as the seventh Governor-General of New Zealand.[1]
New Zealand’s greatest soldier is commemorated in Wellington by the Freyberg Building (outside which stands his bust) and the Freyberg Pool, and in Palmerston North by Freyberg High School.
Styles
Note: An asterisk (*) denotes a Bar to the DSO.
- 1889–1914: Bernard Cyril Freyberg
- 1914-3 June 1915: Commander (temp.) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, RNVR
- 3 June 1915 – May 1916: Commander (temp.) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, DSO, RNVR
- May–June 1916: Captain Bernard Cyril Freyberg, DSO
- June–July 1916: Captain (Temp. Major) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, DSO
- July-12 December 1916: Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, DSO
- 12 December 1916 – 1917: Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, DSO
- 1917-1 February 1919: Captain (Temp. Brigadier-General) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, DSO
- 1 February – 7 March 1919: Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel; Temp. Brigadier) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, DSO*
- 7 March–June 1919: Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, DSO*
- June 1919 – 1920: Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, DSO**
- 1920–1927: Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CMG, DSO**
- 1927–1929: Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CMG, DSO**
- 1929–1931: Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CMG, DSO**
- 1931–1934: Colonel Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CMG, DSO**
- 1934–1935: Major-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CMG, DSO**
- 1935–1941: Major-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, CB, CMG, DSO**
- 1941–1942: Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO**
- 1942–1945: Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO**
- 1945–1946: Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO***
- 1946–1951: Lieutenant-General His Excellency Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO***
- 1951–1952: Lieutenant-General His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO***
- 1952–1963: Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable The Lord Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO***
Sources
Ian McGibbon. 'Freyberg, Bernard Cyril', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-2013 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/5f14/freyberg-bernard-cyril
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