Lionel Stopford
Sir Lionel Stopford | |
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Nickname(s) | Stoppy |
Born |
Torquay, Devon, England | 10 May 1860
Died |
13 September 1942 82) Lower Bourne, Surrey, England | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | RMC 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
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, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General at Army Headquarters in 1904 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at the Staff College, Camberley in 1905.[2] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office in 1909 and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1911[4] before serving in World War I as a Brigade Commander until 1916 when he returned to his post as Commandant at Sandhurst.[3]
In retirement he was Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[3]
Family
In 1891 he married Mabel Georgina Emily Mackenzie; they had two sons (one of which was General Sir Montagu Stopford).[3]
References
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by William Capper |
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1911–1914 |
Succeeded by Stuart Rolt |
Preceded by Stuart Rolt |
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by Reginald Stephens |