Edwin Flavell (British Army officer)

Edwin Flavell
Nickname(s)	"Ted"
Born	22 February 1898 15 Stansfield Road, Stockwell, London, England
Died	29 November 1993 (aged 95) Eastbourne Belmont Retirement Home, Pevensey Bay Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1918 1939–1945
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	48661
Unit	East Surrey Regiment Machine Gun Corps Middlesex Regiment
Commands held	70th (Young Soldiers') Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 2nd Parachute Battalion 1st Parachute Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 5th Parachute Brigade 6th Airlanding Brigade
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Two Bars Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Deputy lieutenant of Middlesex (first appointed 1960). Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire (1967–85).

Brigadier Edwin William Conquest Flavell DSO, MC & Two Bars (22 February 1898 – 29 November 1993) was a British Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. He served with great distinction during the latter, where he commanded the 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa and the 6th Airlanding Brigade in Normandy, before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff HQ First Allied Airborne Army.