Kreyer was born at Multan in British India in April 1910, the eldest son of Colonel J. A. C. Kreyer, D.S.O., Indian Army. He was educated in England at Sherborne School and University College, Oxford.[1][2]
After completing his education in England, Kreyer was commissioned into the Supplementary Reserve of Officers in the British Army as a second lieutenant with the Royal Tank Corps in September 1930.[3] The following year he played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He transferred to the British Indian Army in September 1932,[5] with promotion to the rank of the rank of lieutenant coming November 1933.[6] He was appointed to the 1st Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment on 15 November 1933.[7] He was mentioned in dispatches ‘for distinguished services in connection with the operations in Waziristan, North West Frontier of India, 16 September to 15 December 1937’, while attached to the 5th Battalion, (Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides) 12th Frontier Force Regiment.[8]
During the Second World War, Kreyer resigned his commission with the British Indian Army in May 1940 and returned to England.[11] He enlisted in the ranks of the British Army and held the appointment of lance corporal, before being recommissioned as a lieutenant in February 1941 in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.[12] By June 1944 he held the rank of captain. He took part in the Normandy Landings, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of gallantry shown on 7 June, when the 2nd Royal Warwickshire's attacked Lébisey.[13] He was wounded shortly after, but rejoined his unit in July 1944. He left the Warwickshire's in March 1945 to command a battalion in the Cheshire Regiment. He left the army as a Major after the war and went into farming.[14] He died in October 1987 at Barton Mills, Suffolk.
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^"Teams Robin Kreyer played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
robin, kreyer, robin, grey, kreyer, april, 1910, october, 1987, english, first, class, cricketer, officer, both, british, army, british, indian, army, personal, informationfull, namerobin, grey, kreyerborn17, april, 1910multan, punjab, british, indiadied16, oc. Robin Grey Kreyer DSO 17 April 1910 16 October 1987 was an English first class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army Robin KreyerPersonal informationFull nameRobin Grey KreyerBorn17 April 1910Multan Punjab British IndiaDied16 October 1987 1987 10 16 aged 77 Barton Mills Suffolk EnglandBattingUnknownBowlingUnknownDomestic team informationYearsTeam1931OxfordshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 2Batting average 1 00100s 50s Top score 2Balls bowled 90Wickets 1Bowling average 74 005 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 1 74Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 25 June 2019Military career and cricket editKreyer was born at Multan in British India in April 1910 the eldest son of Colonel J A C Kreyer D S O Indian Army He was educated in England at Sherborne School and University College Oxford 1 2 After completing his education in England Kreyer was commissioned into the Supplementary Reserve of Officers in the British Army as a second lieutenant with the Royal Tank Corps in September 1930 3 The following year he played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire making a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship 4 He transferred to the British Indian Army in September 1932 5 with promotion to the rank of the rank of lieutenant coming November 1933 6 He was appointed to the 1st Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment on 15 November 1933 7 He was mentioned in dispatches for distinguished services in connection with the operations in Waziristan North West Frontier of India 16 September to 15 December 1937 while attached to the 5th Battalion Queen Victoria s Own Corps of Guides 12th Frontier Force Regiment 8 He played a single first class cricket match for the British Indian Army cricket team against Northern India in the 1934 35 Ranji Trophy at Lahore 9 Batting twice in the match he was dismissed without scoring in the Army first innings by Khadim Hussain while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Ahmed Khan He took one wicket in the match that of George Abell taking match figures of 1 for 74 10 During the Second World War Kreyer resigned his commission with the British Indian Army in May 1940 and returned to England 11 He enlisted in the ranks of the British Army and held the appointment of lance corporal before being recommissioned as a lieutenant in February 1941 in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 12 By June 1944 he held the rank of captain He took part in the Normandy Landings during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of gallantry shown on 7 June when the 2nd Royal Warwickshire s attacked Lebisey 13 He was wounded shortly after but rejoined his unit in July 1944 He left the Warwickshire s in March 1945 to command a battalion in the Cheshire Regiment He left the army as a Major after the war and went into farming 14 He died in October 1987 at Barton Mills Suffolk References edit Teams Robin Kreyer played for CricketArchive Retrieved 25 June 2019 The Sherbourne Register 3rd edition No 33644 The London Gazette 16 September 1930 p 5689 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robin Kreyer CricketArchive Retrieved 25 June 2019 No 33860 The London Gazette 2 September 1932 p 5624 No 34039 The London Gazette 6 April 1934 p 2224 July 1939 Indian Army List page 507 London Gazette 16 August 1938 First Class Matches played by Robin Kreyer CricketArchive Retrieved 25 June 2019 Northern India v Army 1934 35 Ranji Trophy CricketArchive Retrieved 25 June 2019 No 35279 The London Gazette 19 September 1941 p 5448 No 35112 The London Gazette Supplement 18 March 1941 p 1648 No 36679 The London Gazette Supplement 29 August 1944 p 44044 The Sherbourne Register 5th editionExternal links editRobin Kreyer at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robin Kreyer amp oldid 1183939609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
