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 |
| Branch | 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
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, appointed an adjutant in February 1887,[3] took part in the Sikkim Expedition in 1888.[4]
Having transferred to the Sherwood Foresters, he was promoted to captain in January 1890[5] and vacated his appointment as an adjutant in February 1891.[6] He was seconded for service on the staff in April 1892[7] and was promoted from supernumerary captain to captain in December 1893.[8] He was again seconded for staff service in August 1898[9] and appointed a deputy assistant adjutant general in Ireland, and after transferring as a major to the newly created Irish Guards in October 1900,[10] DAAG at army headquarters in April 1901.[11] He was then a DAAG at the Staff College, Camberley in 1905.[2] Made a brevet lieutenant colonel in January 1904,[12] he was in September appointed a deputy assistant quartermaster general at the War Office,[13] before becoming a deputy assistant adjutant general, on augmentation, at the Staff College in May 1905.[14] He was raised to brevet colonel in September 1907, while still in this position.[15] He was then appointed as a GSO1 at the Staff College in May 1908.[16] He went on half-pay after relinquishing this assignment in January 1909[17] before going on to be an AAG at the War Office in 1909 and being raised to colonel soon after taking up this position, in February 1909.[18]
He succeeded Colonel William Capper as commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in January 1911.[19][20] He was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general in January 1913 while serving in this position.[21]
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.[22] In August he returned to his post as commandant at Sandhurst, taking over from Brigadier General Stuart Peter Rolt.[4][23] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in January 1916.[24]
In retirement he was deputy lieutenant of Kent.[4]
Family
In 1891 he married Mabel Georgina Emily Mackenzie; they had two sons (one of which was General Sir Montagu Stopford).[4]
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "No. 25674". The London Gazette. 18 February 1887. p. 847.
- ^ a b c d The Peerage.com
- ^ "No. 26010". The London Gazette. 3 January 1890. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 26137". The London Gazette. 24 February 1891. p. 1006.
- ^ "No. 26310". The London Gazette. 26 July 1892. p. 4250.
- ^ "No. 26480". The London Gazette. 30 January 1897. p. 588.
- ^ "No. 27002". The London Gazette. 6 September 1898. p. 5323.
- ^ "No. 27235". The London Gazette. 5 October 1900. p. 6121.
- ^ "No. 27299". The London Gazette. 26 March 1901. p. 2114.
- ^ "No. 27633". The London Gazette. 5 January 1904. p. 110.
- ^ "No. 27712". The London Gazette. 9 September 1904. p. 5844.
- ^ "No. 27797". The London Gazette. 23 May 1905. p. 3691.
- ^ "No. 28058". The London Gazette. 10 September 1907. p. 6153.
- ^ "No. 28137". The London Gazette. 15 May 1908. p. 3579.
- ^ "No. 28212". The London Gazette. 5 January 1909. p. 134.
- ^ "No. 28233". The London Gazette. 16 March 1909. p. 2038.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 28457". The London Gazette. 17 January 1911. p. 414.
- ^ "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.