serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1936 & ndash ; 1966 23px , british army a tank regiment 6th royal tank regiment 3rd royal tank regiment squadron 5th royal tank regiment 66th training regiment 4th armoured brigade , , arab legion long range desert group 1st royal mitford 16 july 2002 london second world war 20 november 1908 '' ` teddy '' ' brigadier edward cecil mitford
 edward cecil osbaldeston mitford
edward cecil mitford

edward `` teddy '' cecil osbaldeston mitford was a british officer in the british army during the second world war and after .
he was an explorer of the sahara desert before the war which was instrumental in his becoming one of the original members of the long range desert group .
he later commanded five armoured regiments -lrb- three in action -rrb- and an armoured brigade .
he was also a member of the mitford family from northumberland .
