Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg governor general. On 14 june 1922 barbara married her second husband, bernard cyril freyberg later baron freyberg, at st. Descriptions provided in both printed and online catalogue formats do not include condition reports. Art market estimated value about edgar freyberg works of art. In 1891 freyberg immigrated with his parents to new zealand and was educated at wellington college. At the age of two, he and his parents settled in wellington, new zealand, and attended wellington college. Baron freyberg, of wellington in new zealand and of munstead in the county of surrey, is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom. Using the daitchmokotoff soundex code we can obtain some variants of scripture of the same surname.
Lieutenant general bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg, was a britishborn new zealand soldier and victoria cross recipient, who served as the 7th governorgeneral of new zealand from 1946 to 1952. Edgar freyberg artwork prices, pictures and values. Site f would be undertaken by bernard freybergs ii new zealand corps, and site g would be undertaken the sole corps of the greek governmentinexile, headed by alexander papagos. Wikipedia commons bernard cyril freyberg became a distinguished army officer and governorgeneral of new zealand, and in 1951 was created the first baron freyberg of wellington, new zealand, and of munstead in surrey in 1922 he married barbara, daughter of sir herbert and lady jekyll of munstead house on her birthday the 14 th june at st marthas church. Fascist italy had a detailed program planned out for the new roman. Paul richard freyberg obe, mc 2nd baron freyberg 1923 1993 view in tree view biography. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He moved to new zealand with his family at the age of two. The house logo of freyberg is based on the victoria cross, which was awarded to sir bernard freyberg for his efforts in ww1s battle of somme. Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg governor. He became a qualified dentist in 1911 and secured a commission into the new zealand. Mussolini betrayed afrika korps surrenders 250 panzers. Wikipedia commons bernard cyril freyberg became a distinguished army officer and governorgeneral of new zealand, and in 1951 was created the first baron freyberg of wellington, new zealand, and of munstead in surrey. Archives new zealandte rua mahara o te kawanatanga.
He was new zealand 100 yards swimming champion in 1906 and 1910. Bernard tiny freyberg was born in london in 1889, immigrating to new zealand with his parents when he was two years old. Aug 14, 2008 major general sir bernard freyberg, vc. The difficulty here though is that as much as they really want to intervene on the side of lee, he is an overt rebel against what on paper is a constitutionally legitimate government. This page was last edited on 7 december 2014, at 10. The surname freyberg derives from the german words, frei, which means free, and berg. It was created in 1951 for the prominent military commander lieutenantgeneral sir bernard freyberg. The victoria cross is the highest military decoration, and is awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg, also called 194251 sir bernard cyril freyberg, born march 21, 1889, richmond, surrey, eng. Pushed into planning a new assault to relieve pressure on the anzio beachhead, freyberg intended to continue the attack through mountains north of cassino as well as advance up the railroad from the southeast. Freyberg served as an officer in the british army during the first world. He was educated at wellington college and became well known for his swimming prowess, winning the new zealand junior and senior swimming titles. Aug 08, 2016 highly critical of british generals tactics in the desert war, he called the period between the wars when these commanders rose to prominence the ice age of military thought. Before this he graduated from massey university in 2011 with a first class honours degree in computer science. This biography, written by ian mcgibbon, was first published in the dictionary of. Charles bernard freyberg, page 700 charles bernard freyberg has been a resident of sheboygan county for over forty years. Combined, the landing force in greece was planned to number roughly 350,000 soldiers in total. Lieutenant general bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg, vc, gcmg, kcb, kbe, dso. Between 1897 and 1904, he attended wellington college. Paul richard freyberg, 2nd baron freyberg 27 may 1923 26 may 1993. Fighting, on land and on the sea, with heavy losses on both sides, went on for a week before the allied commander in chief, general bernard cyril freyberg of the new zealand expeditionary force, was authorized to evacuate the island. The alp would have no problem intervening had lee been the ggappointed prime minister and holland the rebel hence the situation in 194142.
A first world war hero and commander of the 2nd new zealand expeditionary force, bernard freyberg proved to be a charismatic and popular military leader. Biography of bernard freyberg in the dictionary of new zealand biography. General bernard freyberg, commander of crete garrison, 5 may 1941, quoted in churchills the second world war vol iii. He came to wellington with his family in 1891 and received his early schooling from his mother, later attending wellington college from 1897 to 1904.
The listing is based on a database snapshot of 12 march 2010. Freyberg community school takes its school colours of yellow, black and grey from wellington college, which bernard freyberg attended from 1897 1904. Major general bernard cyril freyberg, vc 1889 1963. Biography of general bernard freyberg 18891963, one of the second world wars most charismatic leaders and although born in richmond, london on 21 march 1889, spent most of his childhood in new zealand. It will be of special interest to all concerned with the two world wars, while its broad frame of reference will. Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg, commander in chief of the new zealand forces in world war ii and governorgeneral of new.
What sport did bernard freyberg excel at while at school. Bernard cyril freyberg 18891963 was born at 8 dynevor road, richmond hill, surrey on 21st march 1889. Bernard freyberg a first world war hero and commander of the 2nd new zealand expeditionary force, bernard freyberg proved to be a charismatic and popular military leader who would later serve a term as governorgeneral. Freyberg name meaning, family history, family crest. Bernard cyril freyberg was born at richmond, london, on 21 march 1889. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the. Both your knowledge and the oral tradition of the origin and meaning of this surname will be helpful. Based on that data, 19617 articles are assigned to this project, of which 5121, or 26. Birth of bernard cyril tiny freyberg vc, gcmg, kcb, kbe, dso 1st baron freyberg.
This is an open forum to discuss the origin, the meaning and the family stories of the surname freyberg. With the removal of ii corps, lieutenant general bernard freyberg s new zealand corps moved forward. Bernard freyberg, 1st baron freyberg wikimedia commons. The difficulty here though is that as much as they really want to intervene on the side of lee, he is an overt rebel against what on paper is a. Bernard cyril tiny freyberg vc, gcmg, kcb, kbe, dso 1st baron freyberg and dame barbara jekyll gbe obes children col. Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg governor general of. Duncan tyler is our other digital technology teacher at freyberg high school, also teaching mathematics classes. This timeline is a reboot of the timeline a darker world war ii in its.
Mar 17, 2020 bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg, commander in chief of the new zealand forces in world war ii and governorgeneral of new zealand from 1946 to 1952. Jaylen fryberg is the 14yearold freshman who opened fire on october 24 in the cafeteria at pilchuck high school in marysville, washington. Charles bernard freyberg has been a resident of sheboygan county for over forty years. Joel freyberg has been appointed managing director of gansevoort park avenue, the second location of gansevoort hotel group in new york city.
The german state of bavaria is the ancestral home of the freyberg family. This biographical history of sir bernard freyberg is in my opinion. General bernard freyberg, commander of crete garrison, 5 may 1941, quoted in churchills the second world war vol iii a german plane crashes to earth after a british hit during the airborne. Bernard cyril freyberg was born in richmond, surrey, on march 21st 1889 the son of a surveyor. Cosgrave resigns earlier, and consequently richard mulcahy leads fine gael into the 1943 general election. Highly critical of british generals tactics in the desert war, he called the period between the wars when these commanders rose to prominence the ice age of military thought. The british press service today denied the report published in a new york newspaper that majorgeneral bernard c. Bernard freyberg nzhistory, new zealand history online. When he was two years old his parents emigrated to new zealand. His father, louis freyberg, was born in pomerania, germany, where he grew to manhood and married caroline weinschlager, a native of the same province.
It contains all articles flagged for cleanup which are tagged with wikiproject new zealand on their talk page. Bernard cyril freyberg 18891963 earned the victoria cross for courage on the somme in november 1916 plus a further four dsos for similar acts of bravery. Members of freyberg house strive to demonstrate valour in all that. Freyberg, bernard cyril dictionary of new zealand biography te. Bernard cyril freyberg, 1st baron freyberg 18891963, lieutenantgeneral and governorgeneral of new zealand. It will be of special interest to all concerned with the two world wars, while its broad frame of reference will delight readers who enjoy outstanding biographies. Freyberg was one of the second world wars most charismatic leaders and although born in richmond, london on 21 march 1889, spent most of his childhood in new zealand, attending wellington college from 1897 to 1904 and showed his talents for swimming in becoming new zealand 100 yards champion in 1906 and 1910. Freyberg, the commander of british forces in crete, is a jew. Archives new zealandte rua mahara o te kawanatanga wellington office archives reference. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear. He served as governorgeneral of new zealand from 1946 to 1952. His only son, the second baron, was a colonel in the grenadier guards. His family moved from richmond england to new zealand when bernard was a toddler.
Despite his future military career, he trained as a dentist, and worked as a locum. He became a qualified dentist in 1911 and secured a commission into the new. His father was james thomas freyberg who had a number of varied occupations including decorator, upholsterer, estate agent, auctioneer and surveyor. Bennet, 2nd new zealand division under general bernard freyberg, 2nd. General freyberg not jewish, british say jewish telegraphic. With the removal of ii corps, lieutenant general bernard freybergs new zealand corps moved forward. Pushed into planning a new assault to relieve pressure on the anzio beachhead, freyberg intended to continue the attack through mountains north of cassino as. Freyberg served as an officer in the british army during the first world war, he took part in the beach landings during the gallipoli campaign and was the youngest general in the british army. On 22 may 1911, he became an assistant to a dentist in morrinsville, and later opened his own practice in hamilton and in levin. Dissertation monte cassino final linkedin slideshare. Just prior to the first world war bernard would travel to san francisco and later make his way to mexico. Freyberg, bernard cyril dictionary of new zealand biography. The youngest son of james freyberg, a surveyor, and his wife, julia hamilton, he was nicknamed tiny as a child. He became one of new zealands heroes and several landmarks in wellington are named after him, but when bernard freyberg arrived in wellington on december 2nd 1891 with his parents and four older brothers he was just a toddler of two and a half years old.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Juliangregorian uncertainty pages containing london gazette template with parameter supp set to y webarchive template wayback links. Bernard cyril freyberg biography from the dictionary of new zealand. Freyberg is a local name, first used as a surname for someone who lived in bavaria, where they grew to prominence and significant social and cultural influence in the early middle ages, contributing much to the feudal life of the time. A new biography of freyberg, bernard cyril appears in the dictionary of new zealand biography on this site bernard cyril freyberg was born in london on 21 march 1889 and was the son of james freyberg and of his second wife, julia nee hamilton, of an argyllshire family.
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