Erik af Edholm

af Edholm was born on 6 November 1878 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of the First Marshal of the Court (1817–1897) and his wife Emma Mariana Charlotta Braunerhielm (1847–1920). His uncle was the physician (1831–1913), and his grandfather was the physician (1777–1856). af Edholm passed mogenhetsexamen (upper secondary school leaving examination) in Stockholm on 21 May 1897. He became a volunteer with the Svea Life Guards on 1 June the same year and was promoted to sergeant on 15 August 1898. He entered the Royal Military Academy on 26 September that same year and was appointed fanjunkare (warrant officer) with the Svea Life Guards on 12 August 1899. He completed his officer’s examination on 25 November 1899. ==Career==

af Edholm was commissioned as an underlöjtnant (second lieutenant) and assigned to the Svea Life Guards on 8 December 1899. He became a student at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1902 and was promoted to lieutenant in the same regiment on 24 April 1903. He completed the course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College on 27 June 1904. He was appointed staff adjutant and lieutenant with the General Staff on 6 November 1908, and promoted to captain in the same staff on 25 June 1912. From 1912 to 1917, af Edholm served as a lecturer in tactics at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. He returned to the General Staff as staff adjutant and captain on 16 January 1920, and was promoted to senior adjutant and major on the same day. ==Personal life==

af Edholm married Tyra Amanda Steinwall on 8 May 1918, at Gustaf Adolf Church in Stockholm. She was born on 28 March 1898, in Stockholm and was the daughter of accountant Johan Lennart Steinwall and Agnes Josefina Bergstrand. They had three children: Marianne Agnes Elisabet (26 February 1919 – 2012), Margareta Emma Tyra (29 January 1921 – 2006), and Erik Eriksson (21 April 1923 – 2009). ==Death==

af Edholm died in 1954 and was buried in Solna cemetery. ==Dates of rank==

• 15 August 1898 – Sergeant • 12 August 1899 – Fanjunkare • 8 December 1899 – Underlöjtnant • 24 April 1903 – Lieutenant • 25 June 1912 – Captain • 16 January 1920 – Major • 15 January 1926 – Lieutenant colonel • 1928 – Colonel • 1936 – Major general • 1944 – Lieutenant general ==Awards and decorations==

Swedish • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (15 November 1943) • Knight of the Order of the Sword (5 June 1920) Foreign • Commander 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland • Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars • Grand Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas • Commander 1st Class of the Order of Polonia Restituta • Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy • Commander of the Order of St. Olav • Officer of the Order of Prince Danilo I (25 May 1914) • Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords (9 January 1914) • Officer of the Order of Glory (13 December 1913) • Greek campaign medal (2 September 1914) ==Honours==

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ==Bibliography==