Lionel Stopford
Sir Lionel Stopford | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Stoppy" |
| Born | 10 May 1860 Torquay, Devon, England |
| Died | 13 September 1942 (aged 82) Lower Bourne, Surrey, England |
| Buried | St Michael's Church, Camberley, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Battles / wars | 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Sikkim Expedition World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Colonel Sir Lionel Arthur Montagu Stopford KCVO CB DL (10 May 1860 – 13 September 1942) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
Military career
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Son of Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, Lionel Stopford was commissioned into the Clare Militia[1] and then transferred to the Irish Guards.[2] He fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and took part in the Sikkim Expedition in 1888.[3]
He was appointed deputy assistant adjutant general in Ireland in 1898, and after transferring as a major to the newly created Irish Guards in October 1900,[4] deputy assistant quartermaster general at army headquarters in 1904 and DAAG at the Staff College, Camberley in 1905.[2] Made a brevet lieutenant colonel in January 1904,[5] he was then appointed as a GSO1 at the Staff College in May 1908.[6] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office in 1909 and commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1911[7] and was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general in January 1913 while serving in this position.[8]
He served in World War I as a brigade commander until June 1916 when he was raided again to temporary brigadier general and became a deputy adjutant and quartermaster general.[9] In August he returned to his post as commandant at Sandhurst, taking over from Brigadier General Stuart Peter Rolt.[3][10] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in January 1916.[11]
In retirement he was Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[3]
Family
[edit]In 1891 he married Mabel Georgina Emily Mackenzie; they had two sons (one of which was General Sir Montagu Stopford).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 24979". The London Gazette. 27 May 1881. p. 2747.
- ^ a b The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland by Edward Walford, p.343
- ^ a b c d The Peerage.com
- ^ "No. 27235". The London Gazette. 5 October 1900. p. 6121.
- ^ "No. 27633". The London Gazette. 5 January 1904. p. 110.
- ^ "No. 28137". The London Gazette. 15 May 1908. p. 3579.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 28682". The London Gazette. 17 January 1913. pp. 410–411.
- ^ "No. 29611". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. p. 5615.
- ^ "No. 29730". The London Gazette. 1 September 1916. p. 8597.
- ^ "No. 12894". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 January 1916. p. 81.
- 1860 births
- 1942 deaths
- British Army colonels
- British Militia officers
- Military personnel from Torquay
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Deputy lieutenants of Kent
- Irish Guards officers
- British Army personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War
- British Army generals of World War I
- Stopford family
- Commandants of Sandhurst
- Burials in Surrey