Teddy Gueritz

Teddy Gueritz
Nickname(s)	Teddy
Born	(1919-09-08)8 September 1919
Died	21 December 2008(2008-12-21) (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1937-1973
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Royal Naval College, Greenwich Joint Warfare Establishment
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross & Bar

Rear Admiral Edward Findlay "Teddy" Gueritz, CB, OBE, DSC* (8 September 1919 – 21 December 2008) was a long-serving Royal Navy officer. From D-Day, 6 June 1944, he served as beachmaster on Sword, organising the flow of men and materiel into the beachhead, including 30,000 troops on the first day. 19 days later he was severely wounded and evacuated to the United Kingdom where he required life-saving surgery. He had previously served in a similar role during Operation Ironclad, which captured Madagascar in 1942. He retired from the navy in 1973, and became an academic and author.