Lionel Stopford
British Army officer (1860ā1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colonel Sir Lionel Arthur Montagu Stopford KCVO CB DL (10 May 1860 ā 13 September 1942) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
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Sir Lionel Stopford | |
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Nickname(s) | "Stoppy" |
Born | (1860-05-10)10 May 1860 Torquay, Devon, England |
Died | 13 September 1942(1942-09-13) (aged 82) Lower Bourne, Surrey, England |
Buried | St Michael's Church, Camberley, Surrey, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 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 |
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